Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Island fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Island peaked in July 2015 at 5.8% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Grand Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Nebraska	3.1%	+0.1	+0.4
Grand Island	3.2%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 July 2015 at 2,575. There are now 1,154 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,233 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 188.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Island	1,421	+1	+169

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nebraska Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.2%	1,421
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.2%	1,420
May 2019	3.6%	3.0%	3.2%	1,409
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.2%	1,395
March 2019	3.8%	2.8%	3.1%	1,384
February 2019	3.8%	2.8%	3.1%	1,350
January 2019	4.0%	2.8%	3.1%	1,344
December 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.8%	1,239
November 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	1,237
October 2018	3.8%	2.7%	2.8%	1,233