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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
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: 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 17,156. 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. ↩

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