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Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Sierra Vista peaked in April 2020 at 11.1% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Sierra Vista unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Arizona 3.8% -0.2 +0.2
Sierra Vista 4.2% -0.1 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sierra Vista, Arizona, National

Sierra Vista, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sierra Vista peaked in June 2011 at 5,712. There are now 3,630 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,659 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 423.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sierra Vista 2,082 -53 +201

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Arizona
Unemployment Rate
Sierra Vista
Unemployment Rate
Sierra Vista
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.2% 2,082
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.3% 2,135
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.4% 2,141
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 4.3% 2,083
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 1,956
August
2022
3.7% 4.0% 3.8% 1,839
July
2022
3.5% 3.9% 3.6% 1,756
June
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.5% 1,702
May
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 1,671
April
2022
3.6% 3.6% 3.4% 1,659
March
2022
3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 1,706

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.