Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma rose 0.3 percentage points in August 2019 to 17.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 12.0 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 25.7% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 16.4% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Arizona	5.0%	+0.1	+0.2
Yuma	17.0%	+0.3	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Yuma, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuma, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 24,422. There are now 7,331 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,964 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,127. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	17,091	+430	+397

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	5.0%	17.0%	17,091
July 2019	3.7%	4.9%	16.7%	16,661
June 2019	3.7%	4.9%	16.5%	16,448
May 2019	3.6%	4.9%	16.4%	16,480
April 2019	3.6%	4.9%	16.5%	16,684
March 2019	3.8%	5.0%	16.9%	17,082
February 2019	3.8%	5.1%	17.1%	17,323
January 2019	4.0%	5.1%	17.2%	17,368
December 2018	3.9%	4.9%	17.1%	17,104
November 2018	3.7%	4.9%	17.1%	17,127
October 2018	3.8%	4.9%	17.1%	17,103