Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Junction rose 0.3 percentage points in December 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Junction peaked in March 2010 at 11.2% and is now 6.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Grand Junction unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	+0.2	-0.2
Colorado	3.6%	0.0	+0.8
Grand Junction	4.5%	+0.3	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2018 data as January 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 5,123 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,552 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 905. Grand Junction employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Grand Junction, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Junction	3,457	+275	+459

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Junction, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployment Rate	Grand Junction Unemployed
February 2019	3.8%	—	—	—
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	—	—
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.5%	3,457
November 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.2%	3,182
October 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.9%	2,962
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.9%	2,914
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	4.1%	3,077
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.9%	2,931
June 2018	4.0%	3.2%	3.6%	2,743
May 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.4%	2,552
April 2018	3.9%	3.0%	3.5%	2,663
March 2018	4.0%	2.9%	3.7%	2,815