Greeley, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greeley fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2019 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Greeley peaked in December 2009 at 9.4% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in April 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Greeley unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Colorado	2.6%	-0.1	-1.0
Greeley	2.5%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greeley, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greeley, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greeley peaked in November 2010 at 12,330. There are now 8,153 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,798 in April 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 379. Greeley employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greeley, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greeley	4,177	-50	-1,476

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greeley, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Greeley Unemployment Rate	Greeley Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	2.6%	2.5%	4,177
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	4,227
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	4,352
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.6%	4,406
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.7%	4,524
May 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.8%	4,696
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.0%	4,997
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.1%	5,258
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	5,544
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.4%	5,704
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.4%	5,632