Where unemployment fell most across the Colorado High Country
the Colorado High Country · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
0.4%12-month change in the county unemployment rate (August 2026) — Grand County
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County
12-month change
1
Grand County
0.4%
2
Pitkin County
0.7%
3
Eagle County
0.7%
4
Routt County
0.9%
5
San Miguel County
1.0%
6
Summit County
1.1%
Read this carefully: Percentage points, not seasonally adjusted. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
12-month change, ranked lowest first across Eagle, Grand, Pitkin, Routt, San Miguel, Summit, CO
(6 ranked in total).
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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