Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Island fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Island peaked in July 2015 at 5.8% and is now 2.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in September 2017, 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Nebraska	2.8%	0.0	-0.1
Grand Island	3.1%	-0.3	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 2,574. There are now 1,186 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,261 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 127.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Island	1,388	-125	+19

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nebraska Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.8%	3.1%	1,388
January 2019	4.0%	2.8%	3.4%	1,513
December 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.9%	1,275
November 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.9%	1,271
October 2018	3.8%	2.7%	2.9%	1,276
September 2018	3.7%	2.7%	2.9%	1,264
August 2018	3.8%	2.7%	3.0%	1,297
July 2018	3.9%	2.7%	3.0%	1,302
June 2018	4.0%	2.8%	3.0%	1,319
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.1%	1,346
April 2018	3.9%	2.8%	3.1%	1,343