# Counties in Colorado by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 64 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/colorado-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/colorado-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Costilla County | 8 |
| 2 | Huerfano County | 7 |
| 3 | Las Animas County | 6.9 |
| 4 | Pueblo County | 6.6 |
| 5 | Otero County | 6.3 |
| 6 | Delta County | 6.2 |
| 7 | Fremont County | 5.9 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 5.7 |
| 9 | Dolores County | 5.4 |
| 10 | Bent County | 5.3 |
| 10 | Montezuma County | 5.3 |
| 12 | Alamosa County | 5.1 |
| 13 | Rio Grande County | 5 |
| 13 | Weld County | 5 |
| 15 | Moffat County | 4.9 |
| 15 | Saguache County | 4.9 |
| 17 | Adams County | 4.8 |
| 17 | Montrose County | 4.8 |
| 19 | Crowley County | 4.7 |
| 19 | Denver County | 4.7 |
| 19 | El Paso County | 4.7 |
| 19 | Prowers County | 4.7 |
| 23 | Arapahoe County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Boulder County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Mesa County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Mineral County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Morgan County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Park County | 4.6 |
| 23 | Rio Blanco County | 4.6 |
| 30 | Custer County | 4.5 |
| 30 | Teller County | 4.5 |
| 32 | Broomfield County | 4.4 |
| 32 | Clear Creek County | 4.4 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 4.4 |
| 32 | Larimer County | 4.4 |
| 36 | Archuleta County | 4.3 |
| 36 | Conejos County | 4.3 |
| 36 | Ouray County | 4.3 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 4.2 |
| 40 | La Plata County | 4.1 |
| 40 | Logan County | 4.1 |
| 40 | Sedgwick County | 4.1 |
| 40 | Washington County | 4.1 |
| 44 | Chaffee County | 4 |
| 44 | Elbert County | 4 |
| 44 | Lake County | 4 |
| 44 | Summit County | 4 |
| 48 | Gilpin County | 3.9 |
| 48 | Routt County | 3.9 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 3.8 |
| 51 | Garfield County | 3.6 |
| 51 | San Juan County | 3.6 |
| 53 | Eagle County | 3.5 |
| 53 | Gunnison County | 3.5 |
| 53 | Hinsdale County | 3.5 |
| 53 | San Miguel County | 3.5 |
| 57 | Grand County | 3.4 |
| 57 | Kiowa County | 3.4 |
| 59 | Baca County | 3.3 |
| 59 | Pitkin County | 3.3 |
| 61 | Phillips County | 3.1 |
| 62 | Cheyenne County | 2.9 |
| 63 | Kit Carson County | 2.8 |
| 64 | Yuma County | 2.7 |