Unemployment Rate in Boulder County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Boulder County Compares
National Distribution
Where Boulder County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Boulder County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,897 | Koochiching County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,898 | Henry County, TN | 4.8% |
| #1,899 | New Castle County, DE | 4.8% |
| #1,900 | Boulder County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,901 | Henry County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,902 | King County, WA | 4.8% |
| #1,903 | Perkins County, SD | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,900 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Colorado, Boulder County ranks #48 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 41th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.