If you’re a Colorado resident looking for a job, you’re in luck, as Colorado has one of the best job economies in the nation! If you have hit a wall in your job search, be sure to check out:

1. Castle Rock
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Unemployment rate: 5.3% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 10.7% // Median Household Income: $85,009
2. Fort Collins
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Unemployment rate: 5.2% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 5.1% // Median Household Income: $51,446
3. Loveland
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Unemployment rate: 6.0% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 4.8% // Median Household Income: $54,763
4. Brighton
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Unemployment rate: 7.4% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 8.1% // Median Household Income: $64,585
5. Centennial
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Unemployment rate: 6.3% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 2.6% // Median Household Income: $88,474
6. Broomfield
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Unemployment rate: 6.0% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 3.2% // Median Household Income: $76,531
7. Parker
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Unemployment rate: 6.2% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 2.3% // Median Household Income: $92,917
8. Thornton
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Unemployment rate: 6.7% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 3.6% // Median Household Income: $66,827
9. Northglenn
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Unemployment rate: 7.1% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 4.9% // Median Household Income: $52,188
10. Longmont
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Unemployment rate: 5.6% // Working-Age Population Change (2009 to 2011): 0.4% // Median Household Income: $56,278

For more information about the statistics behind these towns, read Nerd Wallet’s article, entitled “The Best Places in Colorado for Job Seekers.”

 

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