Arizona Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,010,000 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1979 | 1,092,000 | 8.1 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| 1980 | 1,155,000 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| 1981 | 1,192,000 | 3.2 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| 1982 | 1,205,000 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 1,261,000 | 4.6 | 9.1 | -0.9 |
| 1984 | 1,370,000 | 8.6 | 4.9 | -4.2 |
| 1985 | 1,380,000 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| 1986 | 1,463,000 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 1,512,000 | 3.3 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 1,556,000 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | 1,617,000 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| 1990 | 1,701,079 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 1,668,823 | -1.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 1,673,329 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | 1,715,112 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 1994 | 1,885,059 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 2,095,749 | 11.2 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 2,145,573 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 2,196,901 | 2.4 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 2,278,864 | 3.7 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 2,355,357 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 2,404,916 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 2,453,453 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 2,512,714 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 2,573,137 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| 2004 | 2,650,277 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 2,733,551 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 2,849,057 | 4.2 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 2,920,242 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | 2,960,199 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 2,035,693 | 13.0 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,060,686 | 13.5 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,070,321 | 13.1 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,080,240 | 12.9 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,083,617 | 12.0 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 2,102,989 | 12.0 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 2,107,081 | 11.9 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 2,102,872 | 11.0 | 5.8 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 2,113,163 | 10.4 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 2,128,629 | 9.6 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 2,134,160 | 8.3 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,129,537 | 7.1 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,107,998 | 3.6 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,127,434 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,132,007 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,132,129 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,138,201 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 2,150,511 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,147,215 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,145,161 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,152,654 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,162,947 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,175,936 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 2,174,687 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,151,421 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,160,378 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,176,906 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,181,499 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 2,188,370 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 2,195,048 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 2,198,063 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 2,196,336 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 2,206,537 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 2,222,839 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 2,240,787 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 2,244,623 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,226,605 | 3.5 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 2,240,334 | 3.7 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 2,250,397 | 3.4 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 2,259,785 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| May | 2,267,140 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,274,873 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,274,364 | 3.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 2,277,463 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,299,832 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 2,310,718 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,327,113 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,337,749 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,325,756 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,335,573 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,340,292 | 4.0 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,347,619 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,348,514 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,360,184 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,354,170 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,348,113 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,356,994 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,369,597 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,385,299 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,392,176 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,394,979 | 3.0 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 2,397,530 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,411,011 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 2,405,490 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| May | 2,394,453 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 2,402,729 | 1.8 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,377,681 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 2,360,349 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,407,756 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,416,142 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,439,032 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 2,451,838 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,439,730 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,447,955 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,453,147 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,464,082 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,450,753 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,456,311 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 2,456,812 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,422,486 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,459,599 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 2,455,588 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 2,461,206 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 2,473,767 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,453,445 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 2,502,141 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 2,505,454 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 2,497,894 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 1.7 |
| May | 2,511,784 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 2,515,606 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 2,489,433 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 2,526,014 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 2,529,147 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 2,542,413 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,532,304 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 2,546,929 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,538,776 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 2,551,775 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,552,941 | 1.9 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,565,194 | 2.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,561,934 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,570,606 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,558,343 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,565,641 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,580,917 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,599,573 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,613,336 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,618,611 | 2.8 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,609,677 | 2.8 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,623,313 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,623,529 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,633,640 | 2.7 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,634,288 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,645,198 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 2,650,124 | 3.6 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 2,650,540 | 3.3 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 2,661,697 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,681,655 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,694,437 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,695,221 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,676,919 | 2.6 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 2,688,743 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,693,098 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,719,081 | 3.2 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,720,624 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,729,772 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,733,397 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 2,742,766 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,758,647 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,771,597 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,779,266 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,788,703 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,783,666 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,805,248 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 2,815,448 | 4.5 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,825,620 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,831,623 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 2,845,416 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,841,015 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,852,457 | 4.0 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 2,872,656 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,893,986 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 2,906,089 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,915,463 | 4.5 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,890,260 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,901,162 | 3.4 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,909,417 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,902,640 | 2.7 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,906,704 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 2,918,794 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,914,523 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,909,317 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,936,650 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,940,390 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,961,132 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,951,916 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,944,990 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,947,140 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 2,951,417 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 2,964,191 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| May | 2,956,466 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 2,964,367 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 2,962,363 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 2,956,868 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Sep | 2,973,900 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 2,979,252 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 2,969,547 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 2,951,881 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 2009-Jan | 2,922,755 | -0.8 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 2,915,528 | -1.1 | 7.4 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 2,884,889 | -2.3 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 2,909,014 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 3.2 |
| May | 2,889,853 | -2.3 | 8.0 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 2,876,308 | -3.0 | 8.9 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 2,864,594 | -3.3 | 9.5 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 2,879,141 | -2.6 | 9.3 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 2,866,837 | -3.6 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 2,855,659 | -4.1 | 9.4 | 3.0 |
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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