Greeley, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greeley fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Greeley peaked in February 2011 at 10.6% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Greeley 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
Greeley	9.1%	-0.2	-1.0

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: Greeley, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greeley, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greeley peaked in February 2011 at 12,575. There are now 1,629 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Greeley employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greeley, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greeley	10,946	-83	-1,051

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greeley, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Greeley Unemployment Rate	Greeley Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.9%	9.1%	10,946
November 2011	8.7%	8.0%	9.3%	11,029
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	9.5%	11,227
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	9.6%	11,357
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.7%	11,542
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.6%	11,534
June 2011	9.1%	8.5%	9.6%	11,630
May 2011	9.0%	8.7%	9.7%	11,795
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	10.0%	12,073
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	10.4%	12,485
February 2011	9.0%	9.3%	10.6%	12,575
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	10.4%	12,334