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Tucson, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tucson fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Tucson peaked in April 2020 at 13.3% and is now 10.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tucson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Arizona 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Tucson 3.3% -0.1 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Tucson, Arizona, National

Tucson, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tucson, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tucson peaked in April 2020 at 63,004. There are now 46,464 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tucson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tucson, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Tucson 16,540 -115 -1,862

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tucson, Arizona Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Arizona
Unemployment Rate
Tucson
Unemployment Rate
Tucson
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 16,540
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 16,655
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 17,071
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 17,727
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.8% 18,678
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.8% 18,713
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.8% 18,887
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.9% 19,180
August
2022
3.7% 4.0% 3.9% 19,394
July
2022
3.5% 3.9% 4.0% 19,401
June
2022
3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 19,197

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.