Colorado jobless rate falls to 3.4% in June, lowest since COVID-19 outbreak

Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in June to 3.4%, marking the lowest rate since February 2020, when it was 2.8%.

The national unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6% in June.

The state’s labor force grew by 8,200 in June to 3,248,800, according to data released Friday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. 

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Locally, Broomfield County posted the lowest not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.7% in June, followed by Boulder County at 2.8%, Larimer County at 2.9% and Weld County at 3.5%

Over the year, the average workweek for all Colorado employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased from 33.8 to 33.2 hours, while average hourly earnings grew from $31.60 to $34.21, $2.13 more than the national average hourly earnings of $32.08, according to CDLE data.