Grand Junction, CO MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 42,173 | - | 5.9 | - |
| 1991 | 43,387 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 44,511 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 46,451 | 4.4 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | 48,953 | 5.4 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | 51,673 | 5.6 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 53,247 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 55,416 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 57,265 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 58,270 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 57,064 | -2.1 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 58,066 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 60,622 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 63,234 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 65,680 | 3.9 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 67,844 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 71,974 | 6.1 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| 2007 | 76,344 | 6.1 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 49,738 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 50,076 | 6.7 | 5.5 | -2.8 |
| Mar | 50,567 | 7.3 | 5.2 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 51,016 | 5.9 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| May | 51,269 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 51,864 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 53,078 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 52,844 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 52,403 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 52,918 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 52,413 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 51,890 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 51,099 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 51,701 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 52,210 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 52,704 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 53,046 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 52,910 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 53,985 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 54,451 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 54,398 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 54,976 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 53,991 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 53,493 | 3.1 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 53,298 | 4.3 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 53,449 | 3.4 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 54,482 | 4.4 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 54,900 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 55,815 | 5.2 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 56,006 | 5.9 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 56,089 | 3.9 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 56,290 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 56,230 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 56,496 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 56,145 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 55,793 | 4.3 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 54,993 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 55,405 | 3.7 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 55,941 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 56,804 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 57,577 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 57,924 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 57,763 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 57,853 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 58,022 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 58,634 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58,373 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 57,892 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 56,661 | 3.0 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 57,066 | 3.0 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 57,255 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 57,696 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| May | 58,600 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 58,940 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 58,504 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 58,684 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 58,961 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 59,014 | 0.6 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 59,081 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 58,783 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 55,955 | -1.2 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 56,177 | -1.6 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 56,311 | -1.6 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 57,361 | -0.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| May | 57,663 | -1.6 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 58,019 | -1.6 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 57,125 | -2.4 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 56,460 | -3.8 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 57,804 | -2.0 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 57,746 | -2.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 57,268 | -3.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 56,879 | -3.2 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 55,431 | -0.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 55,662 | -0.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 56,176 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 57,147 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 57,981 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 57,981 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 58,883 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 58,467 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 60,165 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 60,013 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 59,597 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 59,290 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 57,778 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 59,319 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 59,092 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 59,264 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| May | 60,539 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 60,675 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 60,928 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 61,771 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 62,169 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 63,019 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 61,744 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 61,170 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 60,825 | 5.3 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 61,257 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 61,417 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 62,611 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 63,183 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 63,662 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 63,537 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 63,503 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 64,623 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 65,449 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 64,607 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 64,138 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 63,149 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 63,753 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 63,939 | 4.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 65,503 | 4.6 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 66,131 | 4.7 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 66,319 | 4.2 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 66,621 | 4.9 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 66,214 | 4.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 66,654 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 66,987 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 66,766 | 3.3 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 66,124 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 64,969 | 2.9 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 65,512 | 2.8 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 65,900 | 3.1 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 66,914 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 67,858 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 68,136 | 2.7 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 68,232 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 68,815 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 69,416 | 4.1 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 69,764 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 69,496 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 69,115 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 68,408 | 5.3 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 68,830 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 69,399 | 5.3 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 70,563 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| May | 71,462 | 5.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 72,694 | 6.7 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 72,648 | 6.5 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 73,209 | 6.4 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 73,744 | 6.2 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 74,337 | 6.6 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 74,398 | 7.1 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 73,997 | 7.1 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 73,328 | 7.2 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 73,998 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 74,343 | 7.1 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 75,043 | 6.3 | 2.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 75,717 | 6.0 | 2.7 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 76,361 | 5.0 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 76,806 | 5.7 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 77,416 | 5.7 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 78,118 | 5.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 78,252 | 5.3 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 78,700 | 5.8 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 78,045 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 77,442 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 77,658 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 77,969 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 78,528 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| May | 79,190 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 79,738 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 80,242 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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