Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma rose 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 25.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 17.2 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in March 2011 at 27.7% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 25.5% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Arizona	8.7%	0.0	-0.9
Yuma	25.9%	+0.4	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January 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 1,524 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 184. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	24,315	+184	-1,015

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.7%	25.9%	24,315
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	25.5%	24,131
October 2011	8.9%	9.0%	25.7%	24,415
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	25.7%	24,482
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	25.7%	24,530
July 2011	9.1%	9.4%	26.0%	24,756
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	26.2%	24,618
May 2011	9.0%	9.1%	26.6%	24,916
April 2011	9.0%	9.3%	27.1%	25,314
March 2011	8.9%	9.5%	27.7%	25,839
February 2011	9.0%	9.6%	27.6%	25,744
January 2011	9.1%	9.6%	27.4%	25,664