Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Island fell 3.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points higher than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Island peaked in April 2020 at 11.4% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Grand Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Nebraska	5.2%	-3.5	+2.1
Grand Island	7.7%	-3.7	+4.5

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: Grand Island, Nebraska, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grand Island peaked in April 2020 at 5,181. There are now 1,746 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Island	3,435	-1,746	+2,027

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nebraska Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	5.2%	7.7%	3,435
April 2020	14.7%	8.7%	11.4%	5,181
March 2020	4.4%	4.0%	4.5%	1,996
February 2020	3.5%	2.9%	3.5%	1,548
January 2020	3.6%	2.9%	3.6%	1,574
December 2019	3.5%	3.0%	3.0%	1,335
November 2019	3.5%	3.0%	3.1%	1,351
October 2019	3.6%	3.0%	3.1%	1,368
September 2019	3.5%	3.0%	3.2%	1,385
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.2%	1,398
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.2%	1,406