Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lake Havasu City fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Lake Havasu City peaked in April 2020 at 19.8% and is now 12.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.2% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Lake Havasu City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Arizona | 6.9% | +0.2 | +2.0 |
| Lake Havasu City | 7.6% | 0.0 | +2.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Lake Havasu City, Arizona, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lake Havasu City peaked in April 2020 at 17,103. There are now 10,447 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,868 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 788. Lake Havasu City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu City | 6,656 | -14 | +1,809 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lake Havasu City, Arizona Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arizona Unemployment Rate |
Lake Havasu City Unemployment Rate |
Lake Havasu City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 6,656 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 6,670 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 7,377 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 7,872 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 7,922 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 6,729 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 5,868 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.4% | 12.6% | 10,877 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 10,883 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 12,458 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 14.2% | 19.8% | 17,103 |
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. ↩
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