Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Junction peaked in November 2009 at 11.0% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Grand Junction unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Colorado	7.9%	-0.1	-1.0
Grand Junction	9.3%	-0.1	-1.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Grand Junction, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grand Junction peaked in October 2009 at 8,801. There are now 1,561 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Grand Junction employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Grand Junction, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Junction	7,240	-35	-1,325

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.9%	9.3%	7,240
November 2011	8.7%	8.0%	9.4%	7,275
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	9.6%	7,374
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	9.7%	7,416
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.9%	7,521
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	10.0%	7,558
June 2011	9.1%	8.5%	10.1%	7,678
May 2011	9.0%	8.7%	10.2%	7,853
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.2%	7,955
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	10.5%	8,208
February 2011	9.0%	9.3%	10.8%	8,434
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.9%	8,521