Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Evans, CO had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 54 cities in 2022, at 7.9%. Timnath, CO had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Colorado was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Evans, CO
Lowest0.9Timnath, CO
Median4.254 cities
Colorado4.5History

All cities, 2022

Evans, CO: 7.9 %Evans, CO7.9Wellington, CO: 7.7 %Wellington, CO7.7Fort Lupton, CO: 7.1 %Fort Lupton, CO7.1Fountain, CO: 7 %Fountain, CO7Pueblo, CO: 6.6 %Pueblo, CO6.6Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Aurora, CO: 5.5 %Aurora, CO5.5Boulder, CO: 5.4 %Boulder, CO5.4Johnstown, CO: 5.4 %Johnstown, CO5.4Fort Collins, CO: 5.3 %Fort Collins, CO5.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 5.3 %Wheat Ridge, CO5.3Brighton, CO: 5.1 %Brighton, CO5.1Montrose, CO: 5.1 %Montrose, CO5.1Monument, CO: 4.9 %Monument, CO4.9Windsor, CO: 4.9 %Windsor, CO4.9Fort Morgan, CO: 4.9 %Fort Morgan, CO4.9Cañon City, CO: 4.8 %Cañon City, CO4.8Denver, CO: 4.7 %Denver, CO4.7Grand Junction, CO: 4.7 %Grand Junction, CO4.7Golden, CO: 4.6 %Golden, CO4.6Commerce City, CO: 4.6 %Commerce City, CO4.6Thornton, CO: 4.6 %Thornton, CO4.6Loveland, CO: 4.4 %Loveland, CO4.4Lakewood, CO: 4.4 %Lakewood, CO4.4Castle Rock, CO: 4.2 %Castle Rock, CO4.2Englewood, CO: 4.2 %Englewood, CO4.2Northglenn, CO: 4.1 %Northglenn, CO4.1Westminster, CO: 4.1 %Westminster, CO4.1Lone Tree, CO: 4.1 %Lone Tree, CO4.1Longmont, CO: 4.1 %Longmont, CO4.1Rifle, CO: 4 %Rifle, CO4Erie, CO: 4 %Erie, CO4Littleton, CO: 3.9 %Littleton, CO3.9Federal Heights, CO: 3.8 %Federal Heights, CO3.8Firestone, CO: 3.8 %Firestone, CO3.8Arvada, CO: 3.8 %Arvada, CO3.8Lafayette, CO: 3.7 %Lafayette, CO3.7Castle Pines, CO: 3.6 %Castle Pines, CO3.6Steamboat Springs, CO: 3.6 %Steamboat Springs, CO3.6Fruita, CO: 3.5 %Fruita, CO3.5Centennial, CO: 3.4 %Centennial, CO3.4Superior, CO: 3.3 %Superior, CO3.3Sterling, CO: 3.3 %Sterling, CO3.3Parker, CO: 3.2 %Parker, CO3.2Louisville, CO: 3.2 %Louisville, CO3.2Broomfield, CO: 3.2 %Broomfield, CO3.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 3.1 %Glenwood Springs, CO3.1Greenwood Village, CO: 3.1 %Greenwood Village, CO3.1Frederick, CO: 3 %Frederick, CO3Berthoud, CO: 2.8 %Berthoud, CO2.8Durango, CO: 2.3 %Durango, CO2.3Severance, CO: 2.1 %Severance, CO2.1Timnath, CO: 0.9 %Timnath, CO0.9Evans, CO: 7.9 %Evans, CO7.9Wellington, CO: 7.7 %Wellington, CO7.7Fort Lupton, CO: 7.1 %Fort Lupton, CO7.1Fountain, CO: 7 %Fountain, CO7Pueblo, CO: 6.6 %Pueblo, CO6.6Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Aurora, CO: 5.5 %Aurora, CO5.5Boulder, CO: 5.4 %Boulder, CO5.4Johnstown, CO: 5.4 %Johnstown, CO5.4Fort Collins, CO: 5.3 %Fort Collins, CO5.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 5.3 %Wheat Ridge, CO5.3Brighton, CO: 5.1 %Brighton, CO5.1Montrose, CO: 5.1 %Montrose, CO5.1Monument, CO: 4.9 %Monument, CO4.9Windsor, CO: 4.9 %Windsor, CO4.9Fort Morgan, CO: 4.9 %Fort Morgan, CO4.9Cañon City, CO: 4.8 %Cañon City, CO4.8Denver, CO: 4.7 %Denver, CO4.7Grand Junction, CO: 4.7 %Grand Junction, CO4.7Golden, CO: 4.6 %Golden, CO4.6Commerce City, CO: 4.6 %Commerce City, CO4.6Thornton, CO: 4.6 %Thornton, CO4.6Loveland, CO: 4.4 %Loveland, CO4.4Lakewood, CO: 4.4 %Lakewood, CO4.4Castle Rock, CO: 4.2 %Castle Rock, CO4.2Englewood, CO: 4.2 %Englewood, CO4.2Northglenn, CO: 4.1 %Northglenn, CO4.1Westminster, CO: 4.1 %Westminster, CO4.1Lone Tree, CO: 4.1 %Lone Tree, CO4.1Longmont, CO: 4.1 %Longmont, CO4.1Rifle, CO: 4 %Rifle, CO4Erie, CO: 4 %Erie, CO4Littleton, CO: 3.9 %Littleton, CO3.9Federal Heights, CO: 3.8 %Federal Heights, CO3.8Firestone, CO: 3.8 %Firestone, CO3.8Arvada, CO: 3.8 %Arvada, CO3.8Lafayette, CO: 3.7 %Lafayette, CO3.7Castle Pines, CO: 3.6 %Castle Pines, CO3.6Steamboat Springs, CO: 3.6 %Steamboat Springs, CO3.6Fruita, CO: 3.5 %Fruita, CO3.5Centennial, CO: 3.4 %Centennial, CO3.4Superior, CO: 3.3 %Superior, CO3.3Sterling, CO: 3.3 %Sterling, CO3.3Parker, CO: 3.2 %Parker, CO3.2Louisville, CO: 3.2 %Louisville, CO3.2Broomfield, CO: 3.2 %Broomfield, CO3.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 3.1 %Glenwood Springs, CO3.1Greenwood Village, CO: 3.1 %Greenwood Village, CO3.1Frederick, CO: 3 %Frederick, CO3Berthoud, CO: 2.8 %Berthoud, CO2.8Durango, CO: 2.3 %Durango, CO2.3Severance, CO: 2.1 %Severance, CO2.1Timnath, CO: 0.9 %Timnath, CO0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Evans, CO7.9+1.1 pts
2Wellington, CO7.7+2 pts
3Fort Lupton, CO7.1+0.8 pts
4Fountain, CO7-1 pts
5Pueblo, CO6.6-0.7 pts
6Colorado Springs, CO5.6-0.4 pts
6Greeley, CO5.6-0.4 pts
8Aurora, CO5.5+0.1 pts
9Boulder, CO5.4-0.2 pts
10Johnstown, CO5.4+0.1 pts
11Fort Collins, CO5.3-0.1 pts
11Wheat Ridge, CO5.3-0.4 pts
13Brighton, CO5.1+0.4 pts
13Montrose, CO5.1-2.2 pts
15Monument, CO4.9-1.4 pts
16Windsor, CO4.9+0.1 pts
17Fort Morgan, CO4.9+0.1 pts
18Cañon City, CO4.8+0.2 pts
19Denver, CO4.7+0.1 pts
19Grand Junction, CO4.7-0.5 pts
21Golden, CO4.6+0.4 pts
22Commerce City, CO4.6+0.4 pts
23Thornton, CO4.6-0.1 pts
24Loveland, CO4.4+0.1 pts
25Lakewood, CO4.4-0 pts
26Castle Rock, CO4.2+0.1 pts
27Englewood, CO4.2-0.1 pts
28Northglenn, CO4.1-0.6 pts
29Westminster, CO4.1-0.2 pts
30Lone Tree, CO4.1+1 pts
31Longmont, CO4.1-0.3 pts
32Rifle, CO40 pts
33Erie, CO4-0.8 pts
34Littleton, CO3.9+0.1 pts
35Federal Heights, CO3.8-0.1 pts
36Firestone, CO3.8+0.4 pts
37Arvada, CO3.8-0.1 pts
38Lafayette, CO3.7+0.2 pts
39Castle Pines, CO3.6+0.6 pts
40Steamboat Springs, CO3.6+0.3 pts
41Fruita, CO3.5-0.4 pts
42Centennial, CO3.4-0.1 pts
43Superior, CO3.3+0.2 pts
44Sterling, CO3.3-0.2 pts
45Parker, CO3.2-0.1 pts
46Louisville, CO3.2-0.1 pts
47Broomfield, CO3.2-0.1 pts
48Glenwood Springs, CO3.1-1.9 pts
49Greenwood Village, CO3.1-0.5 pts
50Frederick, CO3-0.7 pts
51Berthoud, CO2.8-0.8 pts
52Durango, CO2.3-0.4 pts
53Severance, CO2.1+1 pts
54Timnath, CO0.9-0.3 pts

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Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Evans, CO, with 7.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Timnath, CO, with 0.9% in 2022.

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