Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Grand Junction, CO Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.0%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-36.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.3 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.2 pp (3%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -1.3 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.3 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |