Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Flagstaff fell 5.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.3 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Flagstaff peaked in April 2020 at 17.9% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Flagstaff unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Arizona	9.0%	-4.4	+4.2
Flagstaff	12.3%	-5.6	+6.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 4,177 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Flagstaff employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Flagstaff, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Flagstaff	8,652	-4,177	+4,299

Number of Unemployed Persons

Flagstaff, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Flagstaff Unemployment Rate	Flagstaff Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	12.3%	8,652
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	4.5%	5.3%	4,168
December 2019	3.5%	4.5%	5.2%	4,090
November 2019	3.5%	4.5%	5.3%	4,117
October 2019	3.6%	4.5%	5.3%	4,151
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.4%	4,191
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	5.5%	4,232