Pueblo, Colorado Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pueblo fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Pueblo peaked in September 2010 at 11.3% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Pueblo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
Colorado | 3.3% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
Pueblo | 4.5% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Pueblo, Colorado, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Pueblo, Colorado Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Pueblo peaked in November 2010 at 8,409. There are now 4,921 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,657 in April 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 831. Pueblo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pueblo, Colorado) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Pueblo | 3,488 | +31 | +419 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Pueblo, Colorado Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Unemployment Rate |
Pueblo Unemployment Rate |
Pueblo Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
November 2023 |
3.7% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3,488 |
October 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3,457 |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 3,388 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 3,285 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3,139 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3,066 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3,037 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 2,996 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3,053 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3,104 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3,050 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩