Greeley, Colorado Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greeley fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Greeley peaked in May 2020 at 10.4% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Greeley 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 |
Greeley | 3.4% | -0.2 | -1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Greeley, Colorado, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Greeley, Colorado Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Greeley peaked in June 2020 at 17,156. There are now 11,339 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Greeley employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greeley, Colorado) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Greeley | 5,817 | -318 | -1,555 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Greeley, Colorado Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Unemployment Rate |
Greeley Unemployment Rate |
Greeley Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 5,817 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 6,135 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 6,312 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 6,256 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 6,091 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 6,041 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 6,022 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5,993 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 6,181 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 6,389 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 6,703 |
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. ↩