Yuma, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuma fell 7.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 17.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 8.3 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Yuma peaked in October 2013 at 25.7% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 16.3% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Yuma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Arizona	9.0%	-4.4	+4.2
Yuma	17.3%	-7.7	+1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 24,790. There are now 8,503 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Yuma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuma, Arizona) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuma	16,287	-8,503	+83

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuma, Arizona Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Arizona Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployment Rate	Yuma Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	17.3%	16,287
April 2020	14.7%	13.4%	25.0%	24,790
March 2020	4.4%	6.1%	20.7%	21,224
February 2020	3.5%	4.5%	16.4%	16,451
January 2020	3.6%	4.5%	16.5%	16,507
December 2019	3.5%	4.5%	16.5%	16,613
November 2019	3.5%	4.5%	16.5%	16,575
October 2019	3.6%	4.5%	16.5%	16,543
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	16.5%	16,498
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	16.5%	16,434