Tucson, AZ MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 300,301 | - | 4.5 | - |
| 1991 | 310,819 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 1992 | 322,794 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 338,033 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| 1994 | 361,361 | 6.9 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 374,263 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 368,545 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 370,407 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 378,283 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 389,216 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 393,716 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 395,521 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 399,264 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 405,844 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 417,753 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 419,846 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 431,585 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 442,498 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | 454,122 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 370,358 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 372,718 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 373,895 | 4.1 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 376,861 | 5.4 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 373,467 | 4.6 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 371,250 | 5.2 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 371,375 | 5.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 371,971 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 374,450 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 379,177 | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 378,211 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 377,421 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 366,849 | -0.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 367,539 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 369,388 | -1.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 372,524 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 373,061 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 371,505 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 365,443 | -1.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 366,045 | -1.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 366,388 | -2.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 367,957 | -3.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 366,968 | -3.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 368,877 | -2.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 364,943 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 366,275 | -0.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 368,682 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 369,601 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| May | 370,442 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 368,049 | -0.9 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 368,257 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 369,430 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 369,741 | 0.9 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 375,041 | 1.9 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 377,169 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 377,254 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 374,100 | 2.5 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 376,971 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 378,325 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 379,430 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 379,208 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 379,559 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 373,023 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 375,798 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 375,507 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 379,251 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 384,090 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 384,135 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 383,149 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 385,480 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 385,932 | 2.0 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 389,299 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 389,228 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 391,300 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 383,927 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 386,751 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 387,694 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 394,027 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 396,724 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 397,079 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 395,417 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 397,684 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 400,944 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 398,037 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 392,245 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 393,219 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 386,506 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 382,132 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 390,528 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 392,620 | -0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 397,173 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 398,084 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 392,297 | -0.8 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 396,100 | -0.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 396,987 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 400,099 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| May | 395,406 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 394,486 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 391,719 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 387,417 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 396,252 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 395,019 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 399,343 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 401,123 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 395,002 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 402,039 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 400,719 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 399,580 | -0.1 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| May | 400,798 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 396,596 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 388,897 | -0.7 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 396,349 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 400,030 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 403,310 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 402,247 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 405,603 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 404,571 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 405,923 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 405,578 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 406,827 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 405,012 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 400,741 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 398,176 | 2.4 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 401,661 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 406,980 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 408,976 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 412,085 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 413,596 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 414,135 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 417,379 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 416,046 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 418,652 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 417,481 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 413,697 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 411,766 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 414,666 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 418,286 | 2.8 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 421,916 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 425,389 | 3.2 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 423,628 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 416,628 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 418,213 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 417,903 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 420,393 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 418,821 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 415,811 | 0.5 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 415,921 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 417,900 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 423,457 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 423,361 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 423,137 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 426,601 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 424,274 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 429,272 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 427,960 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 428,833 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 426,866 | 1.9 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 425,186 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 423,740 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 428,355 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 434,273 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 440,797 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 443,291 | 4.8 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 446,170 | 4.6 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| 2007-Jan | 439,771 | 3.7 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 443,464 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 442,538 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 441,678 | 3.0 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 441,631 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 439,122 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 439,189 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 434,858 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 444,060 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 446,625 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 449,202 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 447,838 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 441,256 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 442,070 | -0.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 448,769 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 453,429 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| May | 452,000 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 454,857 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 458,152 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 457,021 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| Sep | 461,228 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| Oct | 461,917 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 459,752 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 459,012 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 454,168 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 455,856 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 450,335 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 454,424 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| May | 452,207 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| Jun | 446,583 | -1.8 | 8.2 | 2.9 |
| Jul | 448,836 | -2.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 451,267 | -1.3 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 448,666 | -2.7 | 8.4 | 2.6 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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