El Paso County, CO monthly unemployment update
Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in El Paso County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.
El Paso County had a 2.5% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.3 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Colorado reported a 2.8% unemployment rate in May, which is the 17th lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.
The unemployment rate in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area was 2.5%. Colorado Springs has the 258th lowest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.
Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Colorado
#1. San Miguel County: 5.1%
#2. Huerfano County: 4.7%
#3. Fremont County: 3.9%
#4. Las Animas County: 3.8%
#5. Costilla County: 3.6%
Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Colorado
#1. Kit Carson County: 1.4%
#1. Phillips County: 1.4%
#1. Yuma County: 1.4%
#4. Baca County: 1.5%
#4. Cheyenne County: 1.5%
