Great Falls, Montana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Great Falls fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 to 2.8%. 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 12.7% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Great Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Montana | 2.9% | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Great Falls | 2.8% | -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 4,752. There are now 3,656 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 909 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 187. Great Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Great Falls, Montana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Great Falls | 1,096 | -14 | +22 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Great Falls, Montana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Montana Unemployment Rate |
Great Falls Unemployment Rate |
Great Falls Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,096 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1,110 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,083 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1,053 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,029 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 994 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 968 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 928 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 909 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 956 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,019 |
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. ↩