Great Falls, Montana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Great Falls fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Montana rate. The unemployment rate in Great Falls peaked in September 2011 at 7.1% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Great Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Montana	6.2%	0.0	-0.6
Great Falls	5.5%	0.0	-0.8

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: Great Falls, Montana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Great Falls, Montana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Great Falls peaked in August 2011 at 2,910. There are now 693 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Great Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Great Falls, Montana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Great Falls	2,217	-17	-378

Number of Unemployed Persons

Great Falls, Montana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Montana Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.1%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.2%	5.5%	2,217
February 2012	8.3%	6.2%	5.5%	2,234
January 2012	8.3%	6.5%	5.8%	2,339
December 2011	8.5%	6.6%	6.2%	2,492
November 2011	8.7%	6.7%	6.5%	2,648
October 2011	8.9%	6.8%	7.0%	2,849
September 2011	9.0%	6.9%	7.1%	2,902
August 2011	9.1%	7.0%	7.0%	2,910
July 2011	9.1%	7.0%	7.0%	2,878
June 2011	9.1%	6.9%	6.8%	2,808
May 2011	9.0%	6.9%	6.6%	2,726
April 2011	9.0%	6.8%	6.4%	2,630