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Colorado Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 64 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Elbert County, Colorado 0.0%
2 Costilla County, Colorado 0.0%
3 Broomfield County, Colorado 0.0%
4 Phillips County, Colorado 0.8%
5 Kiowa County, Colorado 1.8%
6 Lincoln County, Colorado 1.8%
7 Cheyenne County, Colorado 1.9%
8 Ouray County, Colorado 2.1%
9 Sedgwick County, Colorado 2.3%
10 Pitkin County, Colorado 2.5%
11 Archuleta County, Colorado 2.7%
12 Custer County, Colorado 2.7%
13 Baca County, Colorado 2.9%
14 Gilpin County, Colorado 3.0%
15 Summit County, Colorado 3.3%
16 Teller County, Colorado 3.4%
17 Washington County, Colorado 3.4%
18 Huerfano County, Colorado 3.4%
19 Hinsdale County, Colorado 3.7%
20 San Miguel County, Colorado 4.1%
21 Morgan County, Colorado 4.3%
22 Montrose County, Colorado 4.3%
23 Clear Creek County, Colorado 4.4%
24 Boulder County, Colorado 4.6%
25 Fremont County, Colorado 4.6%
26 Weld County, Colorado 4.7%
27 Jackson County, Colorado 4.7%
28 Douglas County, Colorado 4.8%
29 Prowers County, Colorado 4.8%
30 Adams County, Colorado 5.1%
31 Logan County, Colorado 5.2%
32 Yuma County, Colorado 5.2%
33 Denver County, Colorado 5.3%
34 Pueblo County, Colorado 5.4%
35 Conejos County, Colorado 5.4%
36 Alamosa County, Colorado 5.6%
37 Crowley County, Colorado 5.6%
38 Lake County, Colorado 5.7%
39 Jefferson County, Colorado 5.7%
40 Mineral County, Colorado 6.0%
41 Dolores County, Colorado 6.0%
42 Mesa County, Colorado 6.0%
43 Las Animas County, Colorado 6.1%
44 Gunnison County, Colorado 6.1%
45 Kit Carson County, Colorado 6.5%
46 Eagle County, Colorado 6.5%
47 Grand County, Colorado 6.6%
48 San Juan County, Colorado 6.7%
49 Chaffee County, Colorado 6.7%
50 Routt County, Colorado 6.7%
51 Moffat County, Colorado 7.0%
52 El Paso County, Colorado 7.3%
53 Park County, Colorado 7.3%
54 Otero County, Colorado 7.4%
55 Arapahoe County, Colorado 7.9%
56 Saguache County, Colorado 8.9%
57 Montezuma County, Colorado 9.0%
58 Larimer County, Colorado 9.6%
59 Rio Grande County, Colorado 10.2%
60 La Plata County, Colorado 11.5%
61 Garfield County, Colorado 12.0%
62 Delta County, Colorado 13.0%
63 Rio Blanco County, Colorado 16.8%
64 Bent County, Colorado 28.6%