Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grants Pass fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 15.4% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Grants Pass unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Oregon	4.4%	+0.1	+0.2
Grants Pass	5.6%	-0.4	+0.6

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: Grants Pass, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 5,510. There are now 3,475 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,783 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 252.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grants Pass	2,035	-155	+250

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Grants Pass Unemployment Rate	Grants Pass Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.6%	2,035
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	6.0%	2,190
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.9%	2,122
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	5.8%	2,082
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.9%	2,112
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.6%	1,995
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	5.4%	1,935
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	5.3%	1,894
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	5.2%	1,857
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	5.2%	1,856
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	5.2%	1,879