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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 2023, at 7.8%. Timnath, CO had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Colorado was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.8Evans, CO
Lowest0.7Timnath, CO
Median4.454 cities
Colorado4.5History

All cities, 2023

Evans, CO: 7.8 %Evans, CO7.8Sterling, CO: 7.6 %Sterling, CO7.6Fort Lupton, CO: 7.4 %Fort Lupton, CO7.4Wellington, CO: 7.2 %Wellington, CO7.2Fort Morgan, CO: 6.3 %Fort Morgan, CO6.3Boulder, CO: 6.1 %Boulder, CO6.1Pueblo, CO: 5.9 %Pueblo, CO5.9Greeley, CO: 5.8 %Greeley, CO5.8Aurora, CO: 5.7 %Aurora, CO5.7Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Monument, CO: 5.3 %Monument, CO5.3Fort Collins, CO: 5.2 %Fort Collins, CO5.2Cañon City, CO: 5.1 %Cañon City, CO5.1Loveland, CO: 4.9 %Loveland, CO4.9Windsor, CO: 4.9 %Windsor, CO4.9Federal Heights, CO: 4.8 %Federal Heights, CO4.8Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.8 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.8Denver, CO: 4.6 %Denver, CO4.6Thornton, CO: 4.6 %Thornton, CO4.6Montrose, CO: 4.6 %Montrose, CO4.6Fountain, CO: 4.5 %Fountain, CO4.5Northglenn, CO: 4.5 %Northglenn, CO4.5Golden, CO: 4.5 %Golden, CO4.5Castle Rock, CO: 4.5 %Castle Rock, CO4.5Lakewood, CO: 4.5 %Lakewood, CO4.5Grand Junction, CO: 4.5 %Grand Junction, CO4.5Brighton, CO: 4.4 %Brighton, CO4.4Firestone, CO: 4.4 %Firestone, CO4.4Longmont, CO: 4.3 %Longmont, CO4.3Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Johnstown, CO: 4.2 %Johnstown, CO4.2Commerce City, CO: 4.1 %Commerce City, CO4.1Englewood, CO: 3.9 %Englewood, CO3.9Arvada, CO: 3.9 %Arvada, CO3.9Lafayette, CO: 3.8 %Lafayette, CO3.8Littleton, CO: 3.8 %Littleton, CO3.8Westminster, CO: 3.8 %Westminster, CO3.8Centennial, CO: 3.7 %Centennial, CO3.7Glenwood Springs, CO: 3.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO3.6Erie, CO: 3.6 %Erie, CO3.6Greenwood Village, CO: 3.6 %Greenwood Village, CO3.6Louisville, CO: 3.4 %Louisville, CO3.4Broomfield, CO: 3.3 %Broomfield, CO3.3Severance, CO: 3.1 %Severance, CO3.1Frederick, CO: 3.1 %Frederick, CO3.1Parker, CO: 3.1 %Parker, CO3.1Superior, CO: 3 %Superior, CO3Lone Tree, CO: 2.9 %Lone Tree, CO2.9Steamboat Springs, CO: 2.9 %Steamboat Springs, CO2.9Durango, CO: 2.6 %Durango, CO2.6Castle Pines, CO: 2.6 %Castle Pines, CO2.6Fruita, CO: 2 %Fruita, CO2Berthoud, CO: 1.8 %Berthoud, CO1.8Timnath, CO: 0.7 %Timnath, CO0.7Evans, CO: 7.8 %Evans, CO7.8Sterling, CO: 7.6 %Sterling, CO7.6Fort Lupton, CO: 7.4 %Fort Lupton, CO7.4Wellington, CO: 7.2 %Wellington, CO7.2Fort Morgan, CO: 6.3 %Fort Morgan, CO6.3Boulder, CO: 6.1 %Boulder, CO6.1Pueblo, CO: 5.9 %Pueblo, CO5.9Greeley, CO: 5.8 %Greeley, CO5.8Aurora, CO: 5.7 %Aurora, CO5.7Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Monument, CO: 5.3 %Monument, CO5.3Fort Collins, CO: 5.2 %Fort Collins, CO5.2Cañon City, CO: 5.1 %Cañon City, CO5.1Loveland, CO: 4.9 %Loveland, CO4.9Windsor, CO: 4.9 %Windsor, CO4.9Federal Heights, CO: 4.8 %Federal Heights, CO4.8Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.8 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.8Denver, CO: 4.6 %Denver, CO4.6Thornton, CO: 4.6 %Thornton, CO4.6Montrose, CO: 4.6 %Montrose, CO4.6Fountain, CO: 4.5 %Fountain, CO4.5Northglenn, CO: 4.5 %Northglenn, CO4.5Golden, CO: 4.5 %Golden, CO4.5Castle Rock, CO: 4.5 %Castle Rock, CO4.5Lakewood, CO: 4.5 %Lakewood, CO4.5Grand Junction, CO: 4.5 %Grand Junction, CO4.5Brighton, CO: 4.4 %Brighton, CO4.4Firestone, CO: 4.4 %Firestone, CO4.4Longmont, CO: 4.3 %Longmont, CO4.3Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Johnstown, CO: 4.2 %Johnstown, CO4.2Commerce City, CO: 4.1 %Commerce City, CO4.1Englewood, CO: 3.9 %Englewood, CO3.9Arvada, CO: 3.9 %Arvada, CO3.9Lafayette, CO: 3.8 %Lafayette, CO3.8Littleton, CO: 3.8 %Littleton, CO3.8Westminster, CO: 3.8 %Westminster, CO3.8Centennial, CO: 3.7 %Centennial, CO3.7Glenwood Springs, CO: 3.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO3.6Erie, CO: 3.6 %Erie, CO3.6Greenwood Village, CO: 3.6 %Greenwood Village, CO3.6Louisville, CO: 3.4 %Louisville, CO3.4Broomfield, CO: 3.3 %Broomfield, CO3.3Severance, CO: 3.1 %Severance, CO3.1Frederick, CO: 3.1 %Frederick, CO3.1Parker, CO: 3.1 %Parker, CO3.1Superior, CO: 3 %Superior, CO3Lone Tree, CO: 2.9 %Lone Tree, CO2.9Steamboat Springs, CO: 2.9 %Steamboat Springs, CO2.9Durango, CO: 2.6 %Durango, CO2.6Castle Pines, CO: 2.6 %Castle Pines, CO2.6Fruita, CO: 2 %Fruita, CO2Berthoud, CO: 1.8 %Berthoud, CO1.8Timnath, CO: 0.7 %Timnath, CO0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Evans, CO7.8-0.2 pts
2Sterling, CO7.6+4.3 pts
3Fort Lupton, CO7.4+0.3 pts
4Wellington, CO7.2-0.5 pts
5Fort Morgan, CO6.3+1.4 pts
6Boulder, CO6.1+0.6 pts
7Pueblo, CO5.9-0.8 pts
8Greeley, CO5.8+0.3 pts
9Aurora, CO5.7+0.2 pts
10Colorado Springs, CO5.6-0 pts
11Monument, CO5.3+0.4 pts
12Fort Collins, CO5.2-0.1 pts
13Cañon City, CO5.1+0.3 pts
14Loveland, CO4.9+0.5 pts
15Windsor, CO4.90 pts
16Federal Heights, CO4.8+1 pts
17Wheat Ridge, CO4.8-0.5 pts
18Denver, CO4.6-0.1 pts
18Thornton, CO4.60 pts
20Montrose, CO4.6-0.5 pts
21Fountain, CO4.5-2.5 pts
21Northglenn, CO4.5+0.4 pts
23Golden, CO4.5-0.1 pts
24Castle Rock, CO4.5+0.3 pts
24Lakewood, CO4.5+0.1 pts
26Grand Junction, CO4.5-0.2 pts
27Brighton, CO4.4-0.7 pts
27Firestone, CO4.4+0.6 pts
29Longmont, CO4.3+0.3 pts
30Rifle, CO4.3+0.3 pts
31Johnstown, CO4.2-1.2 pts
32Commerce City, CO4.1-0.5 pts
33Englewood, CO3.9-0.3 pts
34Arvada, CO3.9+0.1 pts
35Lafayette, CO3.8+0.2 pts
36Littleton, CO3.8-0.1 pts
37Westminster, CO3.8-0.4 pts
38Centennial, CO3.7+0.2 pts
39Glenwood Springs, CO3.6+0.5 pts
40Erie, CO3.6-0.4 pts
41Greenwood Village, CO3.6+0.4 pts
42Louisville, CO3.4+0.2 pts
43Broomfield, CO3.30 pts
44Severance, CO3.1+1 pts
45Frederick, CO3.1+0.1 pts
46Parker, CO3.1-0.2 pts
47Superior, CO3-0.4 pts
48Lone Tree, CO2.9-1.2 pts
49Steamboat Springs, CO2.9-0.7 pts
50Durango, CO2.6+0.3 pts
51Castle Pines, CO2.6-1 pts
52Fruita, CO2-1.5 pts
53Berthoud, CO1.8-1 pts
54Timnath, CO0.7-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Evans, CO, with 7.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Timnath, CO, with 0.7% in 2023.

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