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Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lake Havasu City rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Lake Havasu City peaked in April 2020 at 19.3% and is now 14.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in March 2023, 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 September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Arizona 4.0% +0.2 0.0
Lake Havasu City 4.5% +0.1 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lake Havasu City, Arizona, National

Lake Havasu City, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lake Havasu City, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lake Havasu City peaked in April 2020 at 16,653. There are now 12,547 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,723 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 383. Lake Havasu City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lake Havasu City 4,106 +71 -121

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
October
2023
3.9% 4.2%
September
2023
3.8% 4.0% 4.5% 4,106
August
2023
3.8% 3.8% 4.4% 4,035
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 4.4% 3,957
June
2023
3.6% 3.5% 4.2% 3,814
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 4.2% 3,764
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 4.1% 3,723
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 4.1% 3,752
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.2% 3,829
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.4% 3,957
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 4,153
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.6% 4,164

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.