Department of Numbers

Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sierra Vista fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Arizona rate. The unemployment rate in Sierra Vista peaked in April 2020 at 11.1% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in December 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Sierra Vista unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Arizona 4.3% +0.1 +0.3
Sierra Vista 4.8% 0.0 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sierra Vista, Arizona, National

Sierra Vista, Arizona monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sierra Vista peaked in April 2020 at 5,401. There are now 3,017 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,996 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 388.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sierra Vista 2,384 +52 +125

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sierra Vista, Arizona Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Arizona
Unemployment Rate
Sierra Vista
Unemployment Rate
Sierra Vista
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.3% 4.8% 2,384
October
2023
3.8% 4.2% 4.8% 2,332
September
2023
3.8% 4.0% 4.6% 2,260
August
2023
3.8% 3.8% 4.5% 2,209
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 4.4% 2,157
June
2023
3.6% 3.5% 4.3% 2,088
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 4.2% 2,055
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 4.2% 2,054
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 4.2% 2,089
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.3% 2,122
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.4% 2,178

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.