Greeley, Colorado Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greeley rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Greeley peaked in April 2020 at 10.0% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.6% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Greeley unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
Colorado | 6.6% | 0.0 | +3.8 |
Greeley | 6.7% | +0.1 | +4.3 |
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 16,828. There are now 5,475 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,048 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 305. Greeley employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greeley, Colorado) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Greeley | 11,353 | +107 | +7,147 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Greeley, Colorado Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Unemployment Rate |
Greeley Unemployment Rate |
Greeley Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 11,353 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 11,246 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 14,470 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 11,096 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 11,048 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 11,088 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 11,176 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 11,961 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 11.3% | 10.0% | 16,828 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.6% | 8.9% | 14,498 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 12.1% | 10.0% | 16,432 |
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. ↩