Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lake Havasu City rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Lake Havasu City peaked in April 2020 at 19.7% and is now 15.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Lake Havasu City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Arizona | 4.1% | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| Lake Havasu City | 4.7% | +0.1 | +0.2 |
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 17,013. There are now 12,755 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,515 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 743. Lake Havasu City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu City | 4,258 | +93 | +299 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4,258 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4,165 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 3,984 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 3,814 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3,669 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3,607 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 3,540 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3,515 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3,537 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3,706 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3,777 |
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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