How many jobs were added in Grand Junction, CO area last month?
Refreshed monthly
It gained zero jobs in July 2026. Those figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ state and local employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area has averaged about 63 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
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month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
In the previous employment report on the Grand Junction, CO area, there was a net gain of zero in June 2026.
During the latest five-year period (August 2021 to July 2026), the Grand Junction, CO area gained jobs in 36 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the 15th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in June 2024 (+600) while job growth was weakest in April 2025 (-1,100).
The Grand Junction, CO area lost 0 jobs in July 2026.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment in the Grand Junction, CO area
How has the Grand Junction, CO area's job growth changed over time?
In 2025, the Grand Junction, CO area has lost an average of 17 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 125, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fourth-worst in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a gain of 325 every month in 2007 to a loss of 642 every month in 2009.
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In 2025, the Grand Junction, CO area lost an average of 17 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs in the Grand Junction, CO area, seasonally adjusted
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