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Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2023 to 13.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 9.1 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in September 2013 at 25.7% and is now 12.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 12.0% in June 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.9% +0.1 +0.2
Arizona 4.2% +0.2 +0.1
Yuma 13.3% +0.3 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with October 2023 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Yuma, Arizona, National

Yuma, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuma, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuma peaked in September 2013 at 24,708. There are now 11,379 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,643 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,686. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Yuma 13,329 +340 +414

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Arizona
Unemployment Rate		 Yuma
Unemployment Rate		 Yuma
Unemployed
November
2023		 3.7% — — —
October
2023		 3.9% 4.2% 13.3% 13,329
September
2023		 3.8% 4.0% 13.0% 12,989
August
2023		 3.8% 3.8% 12.7% 12,579
July
2023		 3.5% 3.6% 12.3% 12,100
June
2023		 3.6% 3.5% 12.0% 11,800
May
2023		 3.7% 3.4% 12.1% 11,834
April
2023		 3.4% 3.4% 12.2% 11,964
March
2023		 3.5% 3.5% 12.6% 12,392
February
2023		 3.6% 3.7% 12.8% 12,563
January
2023		 3.4% 3.8% 12.9% 12,757
December
2022		 3.5% 4.0% 13.1% 12,898

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. ↩

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