Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista fell 0.5 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.9%. 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 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in May 2018, 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Arizona	5.1%	0.0	+0.3
Sierra Vista	5.9%	-0.5	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 5,818. There are now 2,820 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 489.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sierra Vista	2,998	-285	+98

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployment Rate	Sierra Vista Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	5.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	5.1%	5.9%	2,998
January 2019	4.0%	5.1%	6.4%	3,283
December 2018	3.9%	4.9%	6.0%	3,024
November 2018	3.7%	4.9%	5.5%	2,749
October 2018	3.8%	4.9%	5.5%	2,687
September 2018	3.7%	4.8%	5.7%	2,764
August 2018	3.8%	4.8%	5.7%	2,724
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	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%	4.8%	5.5%	2,711