Springs Times

Teller County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 537 people out of the 24,607 living in Teller County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Teller County has increased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Teller County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Of the 11,704 people who had a job during that time, 62 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,642 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	537	4.4%
Employed	11,704	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,642	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	62	0.5%