| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Arizona | 8.7% | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Phoenix | 7.9% | 0.0 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Phoenix, Arizona, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Phoenix, Arizona Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Phoenix peaked in November 2009 at 206,011. There are now 38,225 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Phoenix employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Phoenix, Arizona) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 167,786 | -532 | -20,215 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Phoenix, Arizona Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arizona Unemployment Rate |
Phoenix Unemployment Rate |
Phoenix Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
| December 2011 |
8.5% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 167,786 |
| November 2011 |
8.7% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 168,318 |
| October 2011 |
8.9% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 171,561 |
| September 2011 |
9.0% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 173,824 |
| August 2011 |
9.1% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 178,088 |
| July 2011 |
9.1% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 180,563 |
| June 2011 |
9.1% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 182,495 |
| May 2011 |
9.0% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 180,249 |
| April 2011 |
9.0% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 183,944 |
| March 2011 |
8.9% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 186,656 |
| February 2011 |
9.0% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 187,615 |
| January 2011 |
9.1% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 188,142 |
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. ↩