Counties in Colorado by unemployment rate

Costilla County had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in November 2025, at 7.2%. Yuma County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Colorado was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.2Costilla County
Lowest2.3Yuma County
Median3.964 counties
Colorado3.8History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Costilla CountyCostilla County: 7.2 %7.2San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 6.6 %6.6Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 6.5 %6.5Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 6 %6Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 5.5 %5.5Dolores CountyDolores County: 5.4 %5.4Otero CountyOtero County: 5.3 %5.3Delta CountyDelta County: 5.1 %5.1Fremont CountyFremont County: 5 %5Ouray CountyOuray County: 5 %5Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 5 %5Bent CountyBent County: 4.9 %4.9Mineral CountyMineral County: 4.9 %4.9Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 4.8 %4.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.7 %4.7Saguache CountySaguache County: 4.6 %4.6Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 4.2 %4.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.2 %4.2Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 4.1 %4.1Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 4.1 %4.1Weld CountyWeld County: 4.1 %4.1Denver CountyDenver County: 4 %4Eagle CountyEagle County: 4 %4Moffat CountyMoffat County: 4 %4Prowers CountyProwers County: 4 %4Washington CountyWashington County: 4 %4Adams CountyAdams County: 3.9 %3.9Crowley CountyCrowley County: 3.9 %3.9El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 3.9 %3.9Lake CountyLake County: 3.9 %3.9Montrose CountyMontrose County: 3.9 %3.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.9 %3.9Park CountyPark County: 3.9 %3.9Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 3.8 %3.8Custer CountyCuster County: 3.8 %3.8Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 3.8 %3.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.8 %3.8Mesa CountyMesa County: 3.8 %3.8Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 3.7 %3.7Conejos CountyConejos County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Costilla County7.2-0.5 pts
2San Miguel County6.6-0.2 pts
3Huerfano County6.5-0.7 pts
4Las Animas County6-0.5 pts
5Pueblo County5.5-0.4 pts
6Dolores County5.4+0.4 pts
7Otero County5.3-0.6 pts
8Delta County5.1-0.7 pts
9Fremont County5-1.1 pts
9Ouray County5+0.2 pts
9Pitkin County5-0.8 pts
12Bent County4.9-0.9 pts
12Mineral County4.9-0.8 pts
14Montezuma County4.8-0.3 pts
15Lincoln County4.7-0.6 pts
16Saguache County4.6-0.3 pts
17Rio Grande County4.2-1.2 pts
17San Juan County4.2+0.4 pts
19Alamosa County4.1-0.8 pts
19Hinsdale County4.1+0.1 pts
19Weld County4.1-0.5 pts
22Denver County4-0.5 pts
22Eagle County4-0.4 pts
22Moffat County4-0.1 pts
22Prowers County4+0.1 pts
22Washington County4-0.1 pts
27Adams County3.9-0.6 pts
27Crowley County3.9-0.2 pts
27El Paso County3.9-0.5 pts
27Lake County3.9+0.1 pts
27Montrose County3.9-0.7 pts
27Morgan County3.9-0.4 pts
27Park County3.9-0.6 pts
34Arapahoe County3.8-0.4 pts
34Custer County3.8-1.2 pts
34Gunnison County3.8-0.5 pts
34Jackson County3.8-0.4 pts
34Mesa County3.8-0.6 pts
39Broomfield County3.7-0.5 pts
39Conejos County3.7-1.1 pts
39Teller County3.7-0.8 pts
42Boulder County3.6-0.7 pts
42Gilpin County3.60 pts
42Jefferson County3.6-0.6 pts
42Larimer County3.6-0.6 pts
46Archuleta County3.5-1 pts
46Douglas County3.5-0.5 pts
46Routt County3.5-0.7 pts
46Sedgwick County3.5-0.8 pts
50Chaffee County3.4-1 pts
50La Plata County3.4-0.9 pts
52Grand County3.3-0.6 pts
53Baca County3.2-0.8 pts
53Clear Creek County3.2-1 pts
53Elbert County3.2-0.7 pts
53Logan County3.2-0.6 pts
53Rio Blanco County3.2-1.2 pts
58Garfield County3.1-0.8 pts
59Summit County3-0.5 pts
60Kiowa County2.9-1.3 pts
61Phillips County2.8-0.6 pts
62Kit Carson County2.7-0.9 pts
63Cheyenne County2.5-1 pts
64Yuma County2.3-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Costilla County, with 7.2% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Yuma County, with 2.3% in November 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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