Great Falls, Montana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Great Falls fell 4.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Montana rate. The unemployment rate in Great Falls peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Great Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Montana	9.0%	-2.9	+5.5
Great Falls	8.6%	-4.0	+5.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 4,638. There are now 1,367 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Great Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Great Falls, Montana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Great Falls	3,271	-1,367	+1,979

Number of Unemployed Persons

Great Falls, Montana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Montana Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployment Rate	Great Falls Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.1%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	8.6%	3,271
April 2020	14.7%	11.9%	12.6%	4,638
March 2020	4.4%	3.6%	3.3%	1,253
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.4%	1,288
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.4%	1,280
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	1,260
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	1,268
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.4%	1,276
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.4%	1,282
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.4%	1,283