Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Sierra Vista peaked in June 2011 at 10.4% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Sierra Vista unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Arizona	4.7%	+0.1	0.0
Sierra Vista	5.5%	-0.2	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 5,818. There are now 3,129 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,509 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 180.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sierra Vista	2,689	-75	-65

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.7%	5.5%	2,689
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	5.7%	2,764
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.7%	2,724
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.4%	2,606
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	5.2%	2,535
May 2018	3.8%	4.7%	5.1%	2,509
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	5.5%	2,711
March 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.7%	2,796
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.9%	2,900
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	2,833
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.7%	2,798