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Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Johnstown, CO had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 54 cities in 2023, at 79.4%. Cañon City, CO had the lowest, at 49.7%. The median was 70.7% and the figure for Colorado was 68.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.4Johnstown, CO
Lowest49.7Cañon City, CO
Median70.754 cities
Colorado68.6History

All cities, 2023

Johnstown, CO: 79.4 %Johnstown, CO79.4Rifle, CO: 79.3 %Rifle, CO79.3Glenwood Springs, CO: 78 %Glenwood Springs, CO78Severance, CO: 77.4 %Severance, CO77.4Frederick, CO: 77 %Frederick, CO77Parker, CO: 76.6 %Parker, CO76.6Erie, CO: 76.3 %Erie, CO76.3Englewood, CO: 74.9 %Englewood, CO74.9Firestone, CO: 74.7 %Firestone, CO74.7Lafayette, CO: 74.6 %Lafayette, CO74.6Superior, CO: 74.6 %Superior, CO74.6Castle Rock, CO: 74.5 %Castle Rock, CO74.5Denver, CO: 74.3 %Denver, CO74.3Wellington, CO: 74.3 %Wellington, CO74.3Thornton, CO: 74.2 %Thornton, CO74.2Commerce City, CO: 74 %Commerce City, CO74Westminster, CO: 73 %Westminster, CO73Castle Pines, CO: 73 %Castle Pines, CO73Evans, CO: 72.7 %Evans, CO72.7Berthoud, CO: 72.7 %Berthoud, CO72.7Lone Tree, CO: 72.1 %Lone Tree, CO72.1Brighton, CO: 71.9 %Brighton, CO71.9Aurora, CO: 71.9 %Aurora, CO71.9Arvada, CO: 71.4 %Arvada, CO71.4Northglenn, CO: 71.1 %Northglenn, CO71.1Broomfield, CO: 71 %Broomfield, CO71Littleton, CO: 70.8 %Littleton, CO70.8Fort Collins, CO: 70.7 %Fort Collins, CO70.7Monument, CO: 70.3 %Monument, CO70.3Centennial, CO: 69.6 %Centennial, CO69.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 69.6 %Wheat Ridge, CO69.6Louisville, CO: 69.6 %Louisville, CO69.6Timnath, CO: 69.5 %Timnath, CO69.5Fountain, CO: 69.2 %Fountain, CO69.2Fort Lupton, CO: 69.1 %Fort Lupton, CO69.1Lakewood, CO: 68.8 %Lakewood, CO68.8Colorado Springs, CO: 68.8 %Colorado Springs, CO68.8Federal Heights, CO: 68.7 %Federal Heights, CO68.7Longmont, CO: 68.7 %Longmont, CO68.7Windsor, CO: 67.3 %Windsor, CO67.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 67.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO67.1Durango, CO: 66.4 %Durango, CO66.4Greeley, CO: 65.5 %Greeley, CO65.5Loveland, CO: 64.7 %Loveland, CO64.7Fort Morgan, CO: 64.6 %Fort Morgan, CO64.6Boulder, CO: 63.9 %Boulder, CO63.9Greenwood Village, CO: 63.4 %Greenwood Village, CO63.4Golden, CO: 62.8 %Golden, CO62.8Grand Junction, CO: 61.4 %Grand Junction, CO61.4Fruita, CO: 59.8 %Fruita, CO59.8Montrose, CO: 55 %Montrose, CO55Pueblo, CO: 54.9 %Pueblo, CO54.9Sterling, CO: 54.8 %Sterling, CO54.8Cañon City, CO: 49.7 %Cañon City, CO49.7Johnstown, CO: 79.4 %Johnstown, CO79.4Rifle, CO: 79.3 %Rifle, CO79.3Glenwood Springs, CO: 78 %Glenwood Springs, CO78Severance, CO: 77.4 %Severance, CO77.4Frederick, CO: 77 %Frederick, CO77Parker, CO: 76.6 %Parker, CO76.6Erie, CO: 76.3 %Erie, CO76.3Englewood, CO: 74.9 %Englewood, CO74.9Firestone, CO: 74.7 %Firestone, CO74.7Lafayette, CO: 74.6 %Lafayette, CO74.6Superior, CO: 74.6 %Superior, CO74.6Castle Rock, CO: 74.5 %Castle Rock, CO74.5Denver, CO: 74.3 %Denver, CO74.3Wellington, CO: 74.3 %Wellington, CO74.3Thornton, CO: 74.2 %Thornton, CO74.2Commerce City, CO: 74 %Commerce City, CO74Westminster, CO: 73 %Westminster, CO73Castle Pines, CO: 73 %Castle Pines, CO73Evans, CO: 72.7 %Evans, CO72.7Berthoud, CO: 72.7 %Berthoud, CO72.7Lone Tree, CO: 72.1 %Lone Tree, CO72.1Brighton, CO: 71.9 %Brighton, CO71.9Aurora, CO: 71.9 %Aurora, CO71.9Arvada, CO: 71.4 %Arvada, CO71.4Northglenn, CO: 71.1 %Northglenn, CO71.1Broomfield, CO: 71 %Broomfield, CO71Littleton, CO: 70.8 %Littleton, CO70.8Fort Collins, CO: 70.7 %Fort Collins, CO70.7Monument, CO: 70.3 %Monument, CO70.3Centennial, CO: 69.6 %Centennial, CO69.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 69.6 %Wheat Ridge, CO69.6Louisville, CO: 69.6 %Louisville, CO69.6Timnath, CO: 69.5 %Timnath, CO69.5Fountain, CO: 69.2 %Fountain, CO69.2Fort Lupton, CO: 69.1 %Fort Lupton, CO69.1Lakewood, CO: 68.8 %Lakewood, CO68.8Colorado Springs, CO: 68.8 %Colorado Springs, CO68.8Federal Heights, CO: 68.7 %Federal Heights, CO68.7Longmont, CO: 68.7 %Longmont, CO68.7Windsor, CO: 67.3 %Windsor, CO67.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 67.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO67.1Durango, CO: 66.4 %Durango, CO66.4Greeley, CO: 65.5 %Greeley, CO65.5Loveland, CO: 64.7 %Loveland, CO64.7Fort Morgan, CO: 64.6 %Fort Morgan, CO64.6Boulder, CO: 63.9 %Boulder, CO63.9Greenwood Village, CO: 63.4 %Greenwood Village, CO63.4Golden, CO: 62.8 %Golden, CO62.8Grand Junction, CO: 61.4 %Grand Junction, CO61.4Fruita, CO: 59.8 %Fruita, CO59.8Montrose, CO: 55 %Montrose, CO55Pueblo, CO: 54.9 %Pueblo, CO54.9Sterling, CO: 54.8 %Sterling, CO54.8Cañon City, CO: 49.7 %Cañon City, CO49.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Johnstown, CO79.4+2.8 pts
2Rifle, CO79.3+1.3 pts
3Glenwood Springs, CO78+2.9 pts
4Severance, CO77.4-0.4 pts
5Frederick, CO77-2 pts
6Parker, CO76.6+0.2 pts
7Erie, CO76.3-0.1 pts
8Englewood, CO74.9+0.4 pts
9Firestone, CO74.7+0.5 pts
10Lafayette, CO74.6-1 pts
11Superior, CO74.6+0.7 pts
12Castle Rock, CO74.5+1 pts
13Denver, CO74.3+0.3 pts
14Wellington, CO74.3+2.5 pts
15Thornton, CO74.2-0.1 pts
16Commerce City, CO74+0.5 pts
17Westminster, CO730 pts
18Castle Pines, CO73+3.9 pts
19Evans, CO72.7+1 pts
20Berthoud, CO72.7+1.2 pts
21Lone Tree, CO72.1-1 pts
22Brighton, CO71.9+1.3 pts
23Aurora, CO71.9+0.2 pts
24Arvada, CO71.4+0.4 pts
25Northglenn, CO71.1-0.2 pts
26Broomfield, CO71-0.9 pts
27Littleton, CO70.8+0.5 pts
28Fort Collins, CO70.7-0.1 pts
29Monument, CO70.3+0.4 pts
30Centennial, CO69.6+0.3 pts
30Wheat Ridge, CO69.6+1 pts
32Louisville, CO69.6-0.5 pts
33Timnath, CO69.5+1 pts
34Fountain, CO69.2+0.2 pts
35Fort Lupton, CO69.1+2.4 pts
36Lakewood, CO68.8+0.3 pts
37Colorado Springs, CO68.8+0.5 pts
38Federal Heights, CO68.7-1.3 pts
39Longmont, CO68.70 pts
40Windsor, CO67.3-1 pts
41Steamboat Springs, CO67.1-0 pts
42Durango, CO66.4-1.1 pts
43Greeley, CO65.5+0.3 pts
44Loveland, CO64.7-0.3 pts
45Fort Morgan, CO64.6-0.5 pts
46Boulder, CO63.90 pts
47Greenwood Village, CO63.4+0.7 pts
48Golden, CO62.8-1.1 pts
49Grand Junction, CO61.4+0.3 pts
50Fruita, CO59.8-3.6 pts
51Montrose, CO55+2.1 pts
52Pueblo, CO54.9+0.2 pts
53Sterling, CO54.8-3 pts
54Cañon City, CO49.7+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Colorado by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Johnstown, CO, with 79.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cañon City, CO, with 49.7% in 2023.

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