Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Island rose 0.2 percentage points in April 2018 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	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Nebraska	2.8%	0.0	-0.1
Grand Island	3.1%	+0.2	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 1,231 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 82.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Island	1,343	+55	+22

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Island, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nebraska Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployment Rate	Grand Island Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	2.8%	3.1%	1,343
March 2018	4.1%	2.8%	2.9%	1,288
February 2018	4.1%	2.8%	3.1%	1,369
January 2018	4.1%	2.9%	3.6%	1,585
December 2017	4.1%	2.9%	3.0%	1,315
November 2017	4.1%	2.9%	3.0%	1,288
October 2017	4.1%	2.9%	2.9%	1,262
September 2017	4.2%	2.9%	2.9%	1,261
August 2017	4.4%	2.9%	3.0%	1,280
July 2017	4.3%	2.9%	3.0%	1,291
June 2017	4.3%	2.9%	3.0%	1,289