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Unemployed people in Thornton, CO

Unemployed people in Thornton, CO was 3,424 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 28 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,424
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank6th of 28Cities in Colorado ranked
Series high6,4072011
Series low9391999

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Unemployed people in Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,476 persons1991: 1,394 persons1992: 1,595 persons1993: 1,499 persons1994: 1,247 persons1995: 1,208 persons1996: 1,288 persons1997: 1,025 persons1998: 1,141 persons1999: 939 persons2000: 1,031 persons2001: 1,530 persons2002: 2,455 persons2003: 2,907 persons2004: 2,683 persons2005: 2,431 persons2006: 2,087 persons2007: 1,837 persons2008: 2,447 persons2009: 4,252 persons2010: 5,309 persons2011: 6,407 persons2012: 5,950 persons2013: 5,084 persons2014: 3,696 persons2015: 2,682 persons2016: 2,253 persons2017: 1,921 persons2018: 2,299 persons2019: 2,096 persons2020: 5,359 persons2021: 4,396 persons2022: 2,481 persons2023: 2,645 persons2024: 3,441 persons2025: 3,424 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 1,476 persons1991: 1,394 persons1992: 1,595 persons1993: 1,499 persons1994: 1,247 persons1995: 1,208 persons1996: 1,288 persons1997: 1,025 persons1998: 1,141 persons1999: 939 persons2000: 1,031 persons2001: 1,530 persons2002: 2,455 persons2003: 2,907 persons2004: 2,683 persons2005: 2,431 persons2006: 2,087 persons2007: 1,837 persons2008: 2,447 persons2009: 4,252 persons2010: 5,309 persons2011: 6,407 persons2012: 5,950 persons2013: 5,084 persons2014: 3,696 persons2015: 2,682 persons2016: 2,253 persons2017: 1,921 persons2018: 2,299 persons2019: 2,096 persons2020: 5,359 persons2021: 4,396 persons2022: 2,481 persons2023: 2,645 persons2024: 3,441 persons2025: 3,424 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
20253,424
20243,441
20232,645
20222,481
20214,396
20205,359
20192,096
20182,299
20171,921
20162,253
20152,682
20143,696
20135,084
20125,950
20116,407
20105,309
20094,252
20082,447
20071,837
20062,087
20052,431
20042,683
20032,907
20022,455
20011,530
20001,031
1999939
19981,141
19971,025
19961,288
19951,208
19941,247
19931,499
19921,595
19911,394
19901,476

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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, Thornton, 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, Thornton, 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/thornton-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, Thornton, 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/thornton-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, Thornton, 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/thornton-co (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Thornton, CO?

Unemployed people in Thornton, CO was 3,424 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Thornton, CO?

6,407 in 2011, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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