Colorado: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Colorado's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.2%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-13.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.9 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |