Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma fell 0.8 percentage points in February 2019 to 16.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 11.4 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 25.9% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 16.2% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma 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
Yuma	16.5%	-0.8	-0.6

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: Yuma, Arizona, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuma, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 24,560. There are now 7,934 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,956 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,670. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	16,626	-832	+323

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	5.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	5.1%	16.5%	16,626
January 2019	4.0%	5.1%	17.3%	17,458
December 2018	3.9%	4.9%	17.2%	16,914
November 2018	3.7%	4.9%	16.6%	16,364
October 2018	3.8%	4.9%	16.9%	16,310
September 2018	3.7%	4.8%	16.8%	15,981
August 2018	3.8%	4.8%	16.7%	15,703
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	16.7%	15,522
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	16.6%	15,337
May 2018	3.8%	4.7%	16.2%	14,956
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	17.0%	15,910