Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.5%. 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 March 2010 at 11.2% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Grand Junction unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Colorado	2.9%	-0.1	+0.3
Grand Junction	3.5%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 8,580. There are now 5,911 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	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Junction	2,669	-146	-209

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	3.5%	2,669
March 2018	4.1%	3.0%	3.7%	2,815
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	4.0%	3,005
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	3.8%	2,859
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	4.0%	2,998
November 2017	4.1%	3.0%	3.9%	2,940
October 2017	4.1%	3.0%	3.9%	2,895
September 2017	4.2%	3.0%	3.9%	2,887
August 2017	4.4%	2.9%	3.9%	2,903
July 2017	4.3%	2.8%	3.9%	2,893
June 2017	4.3%	2.7%	3.9%	2,860