Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Island fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Island peaked in April 2020 at 9.9% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Grand Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Nebraska | 2.5% | -0.2 | +0.4 |
Grand Island | 2.3% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
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 4,358. There are now 3,333 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 946 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 79.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Island | 1,025 | -42 | +33 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nebraska Unemployment Rate |
Grand Island Unemployment Rate |
Grand Island Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1,025 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1,067 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,045 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,030 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,026 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,030 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1,024 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1,019 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 995 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 946 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 956 |
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. ↩