Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista fell 3.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Sierra Vista peaked in April 2020 at 11.3% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sierra Vista 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
Sierra Vista	7.6%	-3.7	+1.7

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: Sierra Vista, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sierra Vista peaked in June 2011 at 5,819. There are now 1,965 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,678 in June 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,176.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sierra Vista	3,854	-1,862	+918

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	7.6%	3,854
April 2020	14.7%	13.4%	11.3%	5,716
March 2020	4.4%	6.1%	7.4%	3,834
February 2020	3.5%	4.5%	5.4%	2,808
January 2020	3.6%	4.5%	5.5%	2,822
December 2019	3.5%	4.5%	5.4%	2,809
November 2019	3.5%	4.5%	5.5%	2,824
October 2019	3.6%	4.5%	5.6%	2,841
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.7%	2,862
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	5.7%	2,884