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Unemployed people in Lakewood, CO

Unemployed people in Lakewood, CO was 3,682 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 28 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,682
Change on 2024-3.5%
Rank5th of 28Cities in Colorado ranked
Series high8,3032010
Series low2,1152000

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Unemployed people in Lakewood, CO, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 3,098 persons1991: 3,244 persons1992: 3,945 persons1993: 3,725 persons1994: 3,030 persons1995: 2,934 persons1996: 3,202 persons1997: 2,428 persons1998: 2,601 persons1999: 2,255 persons2000: 2,115 persons2001: 3,092 persons2002: 4,860 persons2003: 5,295 persons2004: 4,834 persons2005: 4,405 persons2006: 3,674 persons2007: 3,198 persons2008: 4,211 persons2009: 6,936 persons2010: 8,303 persons2011: 7,218 persons2012: 6,426 persons2013: 5,311 persons2014: 3,980 persons2015: 2,991 persons2016: 2,470 persons2017: 2,171 persons2018: 2,561 persons2019: 2,308 persons2020: 6,640 persons2021: 5,302 persons2022: 2,819 persons2023: 2,995 persons2024: 3,817 persons2025: 3,682 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 3,098 persons1991: 3,244 persons1992: 3,945 persons1993: 3,725 persons1994: 3,030 persons1995: 2,934 persons1996: 3,202 persons1997: 2,428 persons1998: 2,601 persons1999: 2,255 persons2000: 2,115 persons2001: 3,092 persons2002: 4,860 persons2003: 5,295 persons2004: 4,834 persons2005: 4,405 persons2006: 3,674 persons2007: 3,198 persons2008: 4,211 persons2009: 6,936 persons2010: 8,303 persons2011: 7,218 persons2012: 6,426 persons2013: 5,311 persons2014: 3,980 persons2015: 2,991 persons2016: 2,470 persons2017: 2,171 persons2018: 2,561 persons2019: 2,308 persons2020: 6,640 persons2021: 5,302 persons2022: 2,819 persons2023: 2,995 persons2024: 3,817 persons2025: 3,682 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,682
20243,817
20232,995
20222,819
20215,302
20206,640
20192,308
20182,561
20172,171
20162,470
20152,991
20143,980
20135,311
20126,426
20117,218
20108,303
20096,936
20084,211
20073,198
20063,674
20054,405
20044,834
20035,295
20024,860
20013,092
20002,115
19992,255
19982,601
19972,428
19963,202
19952,934
19943,030
19933,725
19923,945
19913,244
19903,098

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Lakewood, CO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Lakewood, 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/unemployed-people/lakewood-co. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Lakewood, 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/unemployed-people/lakewood-co.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Lakewood, 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/unemployed-people/lakewood-co (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lakewood, CO?

Unemployed people in Lakewood, CO was 3,682 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.5% from 2024. That is the 5th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Lakewood, CO?

8,303 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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