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Greeley, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greeley rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Greeley peaked in June 2020 at 10.5% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Greeley unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Colorado 3.3% 0.0 +0.5
Greeley 3.6% +0.1 +0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greeley, Colorado, National

Greeley, Colorado monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greeley, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greeley peaked in June 2020 at 17,418. There are now 11,308 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,759 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,351. Greeley employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greeley, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Greeley 6,110 +71 +1,081

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greeley, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Colorado
Unemployment Rate		 Greeley
Unemployment Rate		 Greeley
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 3.3% 3.6% 6,110
October
2023		 3.8% 3.3% 3.5% 6,039
September
2023		 3.8% 3.2% 3.4% 5,867
August
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 3.3% 5,608
July
2023		 3.5% 2.9% 3.1% 5,275
June
2023		 3.6% 2.8% 2.9% 5,002
May
2023		 3.7% 2.8% 2.8% 4,829
April
2023		 3.4% 2.8% 2.8% 4,759
March
2023		 3.5% 2.8% 2.9% 4,908
February
2023		 3.6% 2.9% 3.0% 5,022
January
2023		 3.4% 2.8% 2.9% 4,971

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. ↩

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