Yuma, Arizona Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma rose 0.3 percentage points in April 2022 to 13.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 10.6 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in September 2013 at 25.7% and is now 11.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 12.0% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.8 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Arizona | 3.2% | -0.1 | -2.4 |
Yuma | 13.8% | +0.3 | +0.5 |
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 24,707. There are now 11,364 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,869 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,474. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Yuma | 13,343 | +302 | +860 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Arizona Unemployment Rate |
Yuma Unemployment Rate |
Yuma Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 13.8% | 13,343 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 13.5% | 13,041 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.6% | 13.4% | 12,807 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.7% | 12.9% | 12,277 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.9% | 12.6% | 11,876 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.9% | 12.6% | 11,841 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.9% | 12.6% | 11,817 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.2% | 12.6% | 11,875 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.5% | 12.8% | 11,995 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.9% | 13.0% | 12,159 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.2% | 13.1% | 12,335 |
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. ↩