Prescott, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Prescott fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Prescott peaked in November 2009 at 10.8% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Prescott unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Arizona	8.6%	-0.1	-1.0
Prescott	8.9%	-0.2	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Prescott, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Prescott, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Prescott peaked in November 2009 at 10,665. There are now 2,591 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Prescott employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Prescott, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Prescott	8,074	-218	-1,790

Number of Unemployed Persons

Prescott, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Prescott Unemployment Rate	Prescott Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.6%	8.9%	8,074
February 2012	8.3%	8.7%	9.1%	8,292
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	9.2%	8,526
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	9.5%	8,921
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	9.5%	8,935
October 2011	8.9%	9.2%	9.7%	9,134
September 2011	9.0%	9.4%	9.8%	9,286
August 2011	9.1%	9.5%	10.0%	9,575
July 2011	9.1%	9.6%	10.1%	9,730
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	10.1%	9,811
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	9.8%	9,666
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	10.0%	9,792