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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Colorado after looking at the best places in Colorado a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Colorado, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Centennial State are:
Alamosa Grand Junction Pueblo Trinidad Clifton Fort Carson Stratmoor La Junta Orchard Mesa Colorado Springs
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Centennial State
After getting the data for every place in Colorado, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Colorado To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Alamosa
Population: 9,097Recent Job Growth: 0.12%Future Job Growth: 33.00%
2. Grand Junction
Population: 58,867Recent Job Growth: -0.55%Future Job Growth: 31.00%
3. Pueblo
Population: 106,944Recent Job Growth: 1.55%Future Job Growth: 33.90%
4. Trinidad
Population: 9,032Recent Job Growth: 1.02%Future Job Growth: 34.30%
5. Clifton
Population: 21,270 Recent Job Growth: -0.55%Future Job Growth: 32.00%
6. Fort Carson
Population: 14,066 Recent Job Growth: 0.88%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
7. Stratmoor
Population: 7,525 Recent Job Growth: 0.88%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
8. La Junta
Population: 7,060Recent Job Growth: 2.26%Future Job Growth: 36.80%
9. Orchard Mesa
Population: 6,901 Recent Job Growth: -0.55%Future Job Growth: 32.00%
10. Colorado Springs
Population: 417,534Recent Job Growth: 0.88%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Alamosa took the “top” spot as the worst city in Colorado for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Colorado, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Colorado To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
alamosa 1
9,097
0.12%
33.00%
grand junction 2
58,867
-0.55%
31.00%
pueblo 3
106,944
1.55%
33.90%
trinidad 4
9,032
1.02%
34.30%
clifton 5
21,270
-0.55%
32.00%
fort carson 6
14,066
0.88%
34.80%
stratmoor 7
7,525
0.88%
34.80%
la junta 8
7,060
2.26%
36.80%
orchard mesa 9
6,901
-0.55%
32.00%
colorado springs 10
417,534
0.88%
34.80%
fruitvale 11
8,173
-0.55%
32.00%
cimarron hills 12
15,771
0.88%
34.80%
lamar 13
7,867
-2.43%
30.40%
fruita 14
12,444
-0.55%
32.00%
fountain 15
25,602
0.88%
34.80%
security-widefield 16
32,124
0.88%
34.80%
montrose 17
18,940
2.93%
38.00%
redlands 18
7,811
-0.55%
32.00%
delta 19
8,845
1.70%
36.60%
cortez 20
8,453
2.62%
38.40%
pueblo west 21
29,500
1.55%
34.90%
brush 22
5,478
0.05%
35.10%
sterling 23
14,642
-0.10%
35.10%
fort morgan 24
11,349
0.05%
35.10%
craig 25
9,301
2.72%
39.20%
wheat ridge 26
30,366
2.96%
39.20%
commerce city 27
45,537
2.96%
38.70%
federal heights 28
11,598
2.96%
39.90%
air force academy 29
6,816
0.88%
34.80%
berkley 30
12,021
2.96%
39.90%
woodland park 31
7,147
0.89%
35.70%
sherrelwood 32
18,775
2.96%
39.90%
black forest 33
13,607
0.88%
34.80%
northglenn 34
35,958
2.95%
39.80%
aurora 35
326,249
2.96%
39.80%
welby 36
15,389
2.96%
39.90%
derby 37
7,481
2.96%
39.90%
monument 38
5,403
0.88%
34.80%
englewood 39
30,565
2.95%
40.10%
gleneagle 40
6,881
0.88%
34.80%
woodmoor 41
8,641
0.88%
34.80%
twin lakes adams
42
6,354
2.96%
39.90%
denver 43
604,356
2.96%
40.10%
sheridan 44
5,708
2.96%
40.40%
greeley 45
93,082
3.26%
40.40%
lakewood 46
143,496
2.96%
40.40%
brighton 47
33,219
2.96%
40.00%
thornton 48
118,747
2.96%
40.40%
evans 49
18,513
3.26%
41.00%
longmont 50
86,355
2.94%
41.10%
westminster 51
106,750
2.96%
40.70%
centennial 52
101,339
2.96%
40.40%
arvada 53
106,965
2.96%
40.80%
fort lupton 54
7,478
3.26%
41.00%
golden 55
18,775
2.96%
40.90%
cherry creek 56
11,372
2.96%
40.40%
greenwood village 57
13,932
2.96%
40.40%
broomfield 58
55,913
2.96%
40.90%
gunnison 59
5,892
3.85%
42.60%
dakota ridge 60
32,395
2.96%
40.90%
littleton 61
42,414
2.96%
41.10%
windsor 62
18,640
3.26%
41.00%
glenwood springs 63
9,620
4.09%
42.50%
columbine 64
24,178
2.96%
40.90%
cherry hills village 65
6,043
2.96%
40.40%
rifle 66
9,163
4.09%
42.50%
ken caryl 67
33,987
2.96%
40.90%
boulder 68
99,177
2.94%
41.80%
johnstown 69
9,748
3.26%
41.00%
applewood 70
7,130
2.96%
40.90%
lafayette 71
24,753
2.94%
41.70%
milliken 72
5,553
3.26%
41.00%
frederick 73
8,626
3.26%
41.00%
firestone 74
10,067
3.26%
41.00%
evergreen 75
8,942
2.96%
40.90%
carbondale 76
6,428
4.09%
42.50%
fairmount 77
7,805
2.96%
40.90%
loveland 78
67,316
3.34%
41.80%
gunbarrel 79
9,303
2.94%
41.70%
avon 80
6,383
4.71%
44.80%
louisville 81
18,616
2.94%
41.70%
castle rock 82
48,321
2.96%
41.40%
erie 83
17,946
2.94%
41.70%
fort collins 84
144,329
3.35%
42.40%
superior 85
12,407
2.94%
41.70%
parker 86
45,195
2.96%
41.50%
durango 87
16,936
5.16%
45.90%
estes park 88
5,901
3.34%
42.30%
highlands ranch 89
98,977
2.96%
41.50%
lone tree 90
10,941
2.96%
41.50%
wellington 91
6,186
3.34%
42.30%
the pinery 92
11,099
2.96%
41.50%
edwards 93
9,570
4.71%
44.80%
steamboat springs 94
12,036
8.23%
52.00%
roxborough park 95
9,034
2.96%
41.50%
castle pines 96
10,210
2.96%
41.50%
stonegate 97
9,332
2.96%
41.50%
eagle 98
6,364
4.71%
44.80%
aspen 99
6,607
6.11%
47.70%
gypsum 100
6,396
4.71%
44.80%
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