Employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO

Employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO was 252,293 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 28 cities in 2025.

2025, persons252,293

Change on 2024-0.6%

Rank2nd of 28Cities in Colorado ranked

Series high253,9342024

Series low132,4291990

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	252,293
2024	253,934
2023	252,915
2022	247,357
2021	237,996
2020	227,816
2019	234,750
2018	229,816
2017	225,466
2016	217,590
2015	208,297
2014	202,889
2013	199,095
2012	196,514
2011	195,869
2010	193,458
2009	196,971
2008	203,200
2007	205,034
2006	202,849
2005	196,532
2004	193,283
2003	188,511
2002	185,645
2001	185,223
2000	184,404
1999	191,241
1998	184,969
1997	180,117
1996	174,062
1995	168,708
1994	158,540
1993	145,273
1992	137,483
1991	133,823
1990	132,429

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in Colorado by employed residents 28 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/colorado-springs-co. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/colorado-springs-co.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/colorado-springs-co (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Colorado Springs, CO, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/colorado-springs-co. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO?

Employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO was 252,293 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 28 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Colorado Springs, CO?

253,934 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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