Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grants Pass fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 15.4% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in February 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Grants Pass unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Oregon	4.1%	0.0	0.0
Grants Pass	4.9%	-0.1	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 3,744 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,542 in February 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 224.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grants Pass	1,766	-9	+224

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Grants Pass Unemployment Rate	Grants Pass Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.9%	1,766
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	5.0%	1,775
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	5.3%	1,912
November 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.4%	1,939
October 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.9%	2,141
September 2017	4.2%	4.2%	6.1%	2,200
August 2017	4.4%	4.2%	5.9%	2,121
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	5.5%	1,982
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	5.1%	1,823
May 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.8%	1,725
April 2017	4.4%	4.1%	4.7%	1,650