Great Falls, Montana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Great Falls rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Montana rate. The unemployment rate in Great Falls peaked in April 2020 at 12.5% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Great Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
Montana | 2.7% | +0.2 | 0.0 |
Great Falls | 2.6% | +0.1 | 0.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Great Falls, Montana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Great Falls, Montana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Great Falls peaked in April 2020 at 4,666. There are now 3,629 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 920 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 117. Great Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Great Falls, Montana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Great Falls | 1,037 | +37 | +1 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Great Falls, Montana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Montana Unemployment Rate |
Great Falls Unemployment Rate |
Great Falls Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 |
3.9% | 2.8% | — | — |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,037 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1,000 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 982 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 963 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 950 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 920 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 931 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 958 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 996 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1,035 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,034 |
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. ↩