Tucson, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tucson fell 4.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Tucson peaked in April 2020 at 13.1% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tucson 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
Tucson	8.6%	-4.5	+4.1

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: Tucson, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tucson, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tucson peaked in April 2020 at 64,896. There are now 21,732 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tucson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tucson, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tucson	43,164	-21,732	+20,682

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tucson, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Tucson Unemployment Rate	Tucson Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	8.6%	43,164
April 2020	14.7%	13.4%	13.1%	64,896
March 2020	4.4%	6.1%	6.0%	29,924
February 2020	3.5%	4.5%	4.3%	21,464
January 2020	3.6%	4.5%	4.3%	21,388
December 2019	3.5%	4.5%	4.2%	21,031
November 2019	3.5%	4.5%	4.2%	21,144
October 2019	3.6%	4.5%	4.2%	21,310
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	4.3%	21,523
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	4.3%	21,772