Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Sierra Vista peaked in June 2011 at 10.4% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Sierra Vista unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Arizona	4.9%	+0.1	-0.2
Sierra Vista	5.9%	+0.1	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 5,810. There are now 2,917 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,570 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 323.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sierra Vista	2,893	+51	-36

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	4.9%	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.9%	2,893
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	2,842
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.4%	2,753
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	2,625
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	2,570
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	5.1%	2,625
August 2017	4.4%	4.7%	5.2%	2,637
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	5.4%	2,715
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	5.5%	2,765
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.6%	2,855
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.4%	2,773