Unemployment rate remains below 3% in Boulder Valley, Northern Colorado

DENVER — The four counties that make up the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado continued to record unemployment rates below 3 percent in December, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

The report is based on a monthly survey of households.

Boulder County led the way, with 2.2 percent unemployment in December, the same as November, and down from 2.6 percent in December of last year. The last time it was lower for any month was 2 percent in December 2000.The county had 178,168 people employed and 3,936 seeking jobs.

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Larimer County’s jobless rate in November was 2.3 percent, the same as November, and down from 2.8 percent in December of last year. Larimer’s number fell shy of its December 2000 mark of 2.2 percent. Larimer had 180,038 people employed in December and 4,327 looking for work.

Broomfield County had a 2.5 unemployment rate in December, down from 2.6 percent in November and 2.8 percent in December of last year. The county had 34,949 people employed and 902 looking for work.

Weld County’s unemployment rate of 2.6 percent in December was unchanged from November and down from 2.8 percent in December last year. The county had 148,164 people employed and 4,027 seeking jobs.

The state’s unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point in December to 3 percent. The number of people reporting themselves as employed increased 11,200 to 2,838,500, with 79,300 seeking work.

The national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in December to 4.7 percent.