Centennial State News

Colorado's unemployment rate hit 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That's 145,038 people out of the 5,723,176 living in Colorado at the time, according to data U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26, 2023.

The unemployment rate in Colorado has remained fairly stable compared to the 4.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Colorado was less than the national unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Of the 3,012,622 people who had a job during that time, 36,792 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,975,830 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	145,038	4.6%
Employed	3,012,622	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,975,830	94.2%
Employed in armed forces	36,792	1.2%