Colorado state prices & labor vs the US
Where Colorado sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.08
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −7.3% vs US
Residential electricity
17.00¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +6.3% YoY · −7.2% vs US
Industrial electricity
9.54¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +0.1% YoY · −2.4% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,694
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +6.7% YoY · +3.7% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.0%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.1pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.