Unemployment Rate in El Paso County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,978/3,222 · #51 in CO
39th
El Paso 4.9%
CO 4.6% +8.3%
US 5.3% -6.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How El Paso County's unemployment rate of 4.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to El Paso County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,975 | Norfolk County, MA | 4.9% |
| #1,976 | Monroe County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,977 | Hughes County, OK | 4.9% |
| #1,978 | El Paso County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,979 | Cayey Municipio, PR | 4.9% |
| #1,980 | Carbon County, WY | 4.9% |
| #1,981 | Wirt County, WV | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
El Paso County, Colorado has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,978 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Colorado, it ranks #51 of 64. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.