Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flagstaff fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Flagstaff peaked in April 2020 at 17.9% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.7% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.4 percentage points. You can also compare Flagstaff unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Arizona | 7.8% | -0.1 | +3.3 |
Flagstaff | 10.1% | 0.0 | +4.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Flagstaff, Arizona, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Flagstaff peaked in April 2020 at 12,829. There are now 5,873 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,109 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,847. Flagstaff employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flagstaff, Arizona) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Flagstaff | 6,956 | +29 | +2,839 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arizona Unemployment Rate |
Flagstaff Unemployment Rate |
Flagstaff Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 6,956 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 6,927 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 5,838 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 5,109 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 9,148 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 9,128 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 8,679 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.4% | 17.9% | 12,829 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 6,080 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4,184 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4,168 |
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. ↩