Great Falls, Montana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Great Falls fell 0.4 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Montana rate. The unemployment rate in Great Falls peaked in December 2010 at 6.7% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Great Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Montana	4.0%	-0.1	0.0
Great Falls	3.7%	-0.4	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 January 2011 at 2,539. There are now 1,155 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,378 in April 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 6. Great Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Great Falls, Montana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Great Falls	1,384	-150	+6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Great Falls, Montana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Montana Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.7%	1,384
March 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	1,534
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	1,568
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	3.9%	1,474
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	3.8%	1,451
November 2017	4.1%	4.1%	3.8%	1,466
October 2017	4.1%	4.1%	3.8%	1,464
September 2017	4.2%	4.1%	3.8%	1,459
August 2017	4.4%	4.1%	3.8%	1,446
July 2017	4.3%	4.0%	3.8%	1,434
June 2017	4.3%	4.0%	3.8%	1,422