Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2020 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Junction peaked in January 2010 at 11.0% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Grand Junction unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.4
Colorado	2.5%	0.0	-0.7
Grand Junction	3.1%	0.0	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2020 data as February 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 March 2010 at 8,408. There are now 6,039 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	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Junction	2,369	-42	-1,146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployed
February 2020	3.5%	—	—	—
January 2020	3.6%	2.5%	3.1%	2,369
December 2019	3.5%	2.5%	3.1%	2,411
November 2019	3.5%	2.5%	3.2%	2,500
October 2019	3.6%	2.5%	3.3%	2,575
September 2019	3.5%	2.6%	3.4%	2,654
August 2019	3.7%	2.6%	3.6%	2,780
July 2019	3.7%	2.7%	3.7%	2,859
June 2019	3.7%	2.7%	3.8%	2,943
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	3.9%	3,038
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	4.1%	3,192
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	4.3%	3,334