Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Junction peaked in November 2009 at 11.0% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Grand Junction unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Colorado	7.8%	0.0	-0.7
Grand Junction	8.6%	-0.1	-1.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 2,009 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	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Junction	6,792	-53	-1,416

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.8%	8.6%	6,792
February 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.7%	6,845
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.9%	7,026
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%	8.2%	9.7%	7,416
August 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.9%	7,521
July 2011	9.1%	8.3%	10.0%	7,558
June 2011	9.1%	8.4%	10.1%	7,678
May 2011	9.0%	8.4%	10.2%	7,853
April 2011	9.0%	8.4%	10.2%	7,955