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Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grants Pass rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 14.7% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.9 percentage points. You can also compare Grants Pass unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Oregon 4.8% 0.0 +1.0
Grants Pass 6.2% +0.1 +1.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Grants Pass, Oregon, National

Grants Pass, Oregon monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grants Pass peaked in March 2009 at 5,212. There are now 2,876 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,536 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 800.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Grants Pass 2,336 +57 +412

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grants Pass, Oregon Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Oregon
Unemployment Rate
Grants Pass
Unemployment Rate
Grants Pass
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.8% 6.2% 2,336
December
2022
3.5% 4.8% 6.1% 2,279
November
2022
3.6% 4.8% 5.8% 2,158
October
2022
3.7% 4.8% 5.4% 2,039
September
2022
3.5% 4.6% 5.2% 1,960
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 5.0% 1,866
July
2022
3.5% 4.1% 4.8% 1,788
June
2022
3.6% 3.9% 4.7% 1,761
May
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.7% 1,762
April
2022
3.6% 3.6% 4.7% 1,775
March
2022
3.6% 3.5% 4.8% 1,788

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.