Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma rose 0.7 percentage points in March 2012 to 28.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 19.8 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate for Yuma in March 2012 is at a new high. You can also compare Yuma 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
Yuma	28.4%	+0.7	+0.7

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: Yuma, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuma, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuma peaked in March 2011 at 25,839. There are now 245 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 24,131 in November 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,463. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	25,594	+380	-245

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.2%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.6%	28.4%	25,594
February 2012	8.3%	8.7%	27.7%	25,214
January 2012	8.3%	8.7%	26.8%	24,596
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	25.9%	24,315
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	25.5%	24,131
October 2011	8.9%	9.2%	25.7%	24,415
September 2011	9.0%	9.4%	25.7%	24,482
August 2011	9.1%	9.5%	25.7%	24,530
July 2011	9.1%	9.6%	26.0%	24,756
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	26.2%	24,618
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	26.6%	24,916
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	27.1%	25,314