Unemployment Rate in La Plata County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,213/3,222 · #29 in CO
62th
La Plata 3.8%
CO 4.6% -16.3%
US 5.3% -27.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How La Plata County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 La Plata County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,210 | Potter County, TX | 3.8% |
| #1,211 | Ross County, OH | 3.8% |
| #1,212 | Potter County, PA | 3.8% |
| #1,213 | La Plata County, CO | 3.8% |
| #1,214 | Clinton County, MI | 3.8% |
| #1,215 | Queen Anne's County, MD | 3.8% |
| #1,216 | Wallowa County, OR | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
La Plata County, Colorado has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,213 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Colorado, it ranks #29 of 64. This places it in the 62th 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.