Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grants Pass fell 2.4 percentage points in August 2020 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 15.3% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 4.0 percentage points. You can also compare Grants Pass unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.4% | -1.8 | +4.7 |
| Oregon | 7.7% | -2.7 | +4.1 |
| Grants Pass | 8.2% | -2.4 | +3.4 |
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 5,478. There are now 2,699 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,507 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,272.
| Unemployed Persons | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Pass | 2,779 | -837 | +1,061 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Oregon Unemployment Rate |
Grants Pass Unemployment Rate |
Grants Pass Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 |
7.9% | — | — | — |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 2,779 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 3,616 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 4,106 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 14.3% | 14.0% | 4,968 |
| April 2020 |
14.7% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 5,419 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 1,520 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1,521 |
| January 2020 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1,557 |
| December 2019 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 1,507 |
| November 2019 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 1,550 |
| October 2019 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1,603 |
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. ↩
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