Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2018 to 17.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 12.9 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 25.8% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 16.9% in April 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Arizona	4.9%	+0.1	-0.2
Yuma	17.8%	-0.3	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 24,572. There are now 7,382 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,524 in April 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 666. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	17,190	-390	+526

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	17.8%	17,190
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	18.1%	17,580
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	17.7%	17,768
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	17.2%	17,085
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	17.4%	17,382
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	18.0%	17,893
August 2017	4.4%	4.7%	18.8%	18,327
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	19.0%	18,486
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	18.1%	17,503
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	17.2%	16,720
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	16.9%	16,524