Yuma, Arizona Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2023 to 12.6%. 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 13.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 12.1% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Arizona | 3.5% | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Yuma | 12.6% | -0.2 | +0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Yuma, Arizona, National
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 12,316 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 749. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Yuma | 12,392 | -171 | +614 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arizona Unemployment Rate |
Yuma Unemployment Rate |
Yuma Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
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 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 13.1% | 12,945 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 12,915 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 12.9% | 12,661 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 12.6% | 12,309 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 12.3% | 11,964 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 12.1% | 11,737 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 12.1% | 11,685 |
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. ↩