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Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flagstaff rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Flagstaff peaked in April 2020 at 17.7% and is now 13.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Flagstaff unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Arizona 4.3% +0.1 +0.3
Flagstaff 4.5% +0.1 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Flagstaff, Arizona, National

Flagstaff, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Flagstaff peaked in April 2020 at 12,383. There are now 8,951 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,761 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 671. Flagstaff employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flagstaff, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Flagstaff 3,432 +70 +175

Number of Unemployed Persons

Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Arizona
Unemployment Rate
Flagstaff
Unemployment Rate
Flagstaff
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.3% 4.5% 3,432
October
2023
3.8% 4.2% 4.4% 3,362
September
2023
3.8% 4.0% 4.2% 3,244
August
2023
3.8% 3.8% 4.1% 3,137
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 4.0% 3,011
June
2023
3.6% 3.5% 3.8% 2,886
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.7% 2,784
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.7% 2,761
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.8% 2,841
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.9% 2,948
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.1% 3,083

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.