Unemployment Rate in Denver County, CO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −8.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,924 of 3,222
40th percentile

How Denver County Compares

Denver County
4.9%
Colorado Average
4.9%
Rank #49 of 64 in state
National
5.3%
8.1% below

National Distribution

Where Denver County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Denver County: 4.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,921 Greene County, IL 4.9%
#1,922 Mason County, IL 4.9%
#1,923 Erie County, NY 4.9%
#1,924 Denver County, CO 4.9%
#1,925 Walker County, AL 4.9%
#1,926 Horry County, SC 4.9%
#1,927 LaSalle Parish, LA 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Denver County, Colorado

Denver County, Colorado has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,924 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Colorado, Denver County ranks #49 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.