Maricopa County, AZ monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Maricopa County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Maricopa County had a 2.9% unemployment rate in April 2023, holding steady from a month ago. Arizona reported a 3.4% unemployment rate in May, which is the 20th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

The unemployment rate in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area was 2.9%. Phoenix has the 438th highest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Arizona
#1. Yuma County: 9.2%
#2. Apache County: 6.4%
#3. Santa Cruz County: 5.7%
#4. Navajo County: 4.8%
#5. La Paz County: 4.7%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Arizona
#1. Greenlee County: 2.2%
#2. Graham County: 2.9%
#2. Maricopa County: 2.9%
#4. Coconino County: 3.2%
#4. Pima County: 3.2%