Colorado Springs, CO
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 185,053 | - | 7.0 | - |
| 1991 | 187,888 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 194,331 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 205,595 | 5.8 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | 225,145 | 9.5 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | 239,731 | 6.5 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 249,075 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 257,976 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 263,877 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 271,785 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 269,121 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 269,338 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 269,594 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 274,728 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 281,430 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 288,139 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 297,285 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 300,975 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 228,402 | 8.2 | 4.7 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 229,833 | 8.2 | 4.4 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 230,101 | 8.1 | 4.6 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 232,768 | 7.0 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 236,717 | 5.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 242,097 | 5.8 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 244,156 | 5.8 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 246,436 | 6.4 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 246,734 | 6.5 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 248,085 | 6.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 246,914 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 244,527 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 239,271 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 240,031 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 240,865 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 242,937 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 248,755 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 252,656 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 255,098 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 256,466 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 254,443 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 254,309 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 252,408 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 251,659 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 247,198 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 248,399 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 250,749 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 252,860 | 4.1 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 256,783 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 259,988 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 264,403 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 263,679 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 262,536 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 264,009 | 3.8 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 263,395 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 261,716 | 4.0 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 258,868 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 258,741 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 257,149 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 260,408 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 263,649 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 267,086 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 269,184 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 266,176 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 266,327 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 267,504 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 266,241 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 265,187 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 266,328 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 266,419 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 266,016 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 266,570 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 269,859 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 274,084 | 2.6 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 276,751 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 276,592 | 3.9 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 275,769 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 275,668 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 274,285 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 273,075 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2000-Jan | 266,748 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 263,346 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 263,358 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 265,659 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 268,094 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 272,529 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 271,863 | -1.8 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 269,455 | -2.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 272,585 | -1.2 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 272,915 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 272,059 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 270,845 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 270,917 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 267,446 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 266,286 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 269,494 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| May | 271,328 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 273,949 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 274,907 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 268,352 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 267,880 | -1.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 268,627 | -1.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 266,286 | -2.1 | 5.9 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 266,581 | -1.6 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 262,362 | -3.2 | 7.2 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 267,023 | -0.2 | 6.6 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 267,359 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 266,148 | -1.2 | 6.2 | 2.9 |
| May | 270,930 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 271,316 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 270,878 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 274,672 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 274,115 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 274,262 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 269,074 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 266,993 | 0.2 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 265,492 | 1.2 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 267,602 | 0.2 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 268,249 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 272,077 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 275,320 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 277,281 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 277,044 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 278,022 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 278,839 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 279,555 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 279,269 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 277,982 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 274,863 | 3.5 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 274,964 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 272,594 | 1.6 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 276,945 | 1.8 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| May | 280,284 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 282,900 | 2.0 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 284,767 | 2.8 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 286,207 | 2.9 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 285,719 | 2.5 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 287,365 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 285,649 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 284,907 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 280,768 | 2.1 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 280,918 | 2.2 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 279,917 | 2.7 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 283,972 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 287,638 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 288,893 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 291,412 | 2.3 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 292,735 | 2.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 291,078 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 294,566 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 293,490 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 292,285 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 290,831 | 3.6 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 290,574 | 3.4 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 291,307 | 4.1 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 294,679 | 3.8 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| May | 298,940 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 300,134 | 3.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 300,177 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 299,846 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 299,187 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 302,254 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 299,897 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 299,590 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 296,491 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 295,275 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 296,555 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 297,773 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| May | 300,444 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 303,528 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 303,366 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 303,751 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 304,808 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 303,477 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 304,088 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 302,147 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| 2008-Jan | 301,905 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 302,395 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 302,793 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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