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Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.6%. 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 April 2020 at 12.2% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in June 2022, 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 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Colorado 2.8% 0.0 -1.2
Grand Junction 3.6% -0.2 -0.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Grand Junction, Colorado, National

Grand Junction, Colorado monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grand Junction peaked in March 2010 at 8,891. There are now 6,060 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,299 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 532. Grand Junction employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Grand Junction, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Grand Junction 2,831 -154 -684

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Colorado
Unemployment Rate
Grand Junction
Unemployment Rate
Grand Junction
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.8% 3.6% 2,831
December
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.8% 2,985
November
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.9% 3,069
October
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.8% 3,006
September
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.7% 2,882
August
2022
3.7% 2.6% 3.6% 2,827
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 3.6% 2,817
June
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.6% 2,819
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 3.7% 2,912
April
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.8% 3,010
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.0% 3,166

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.