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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Unemployment rate in Fountain Hills

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 3 of 10 · Towns of Mesa Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Fountain Hills · Arizona · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Fountain Hills Arizona United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Fountain Hills
3.8%
Arizona
4.3%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fountain Hills · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.8% · 2025
First value 1.6% · 2000
Highest 7.6% · 2010
Lowest 1.5% · 2007
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFountain HillsChange ArizonaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.8% +0.3 pp 4.3% — 4.8%
2024 3.5% +0.1 pp 3.7% — 4.8%
2023 3.4% +0.1 pp 3.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −0.9 pp 3.8% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.2% −3.2 pp 5.0% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.4% +2.9 pp 7.8% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.5% −0.1 pp 4.8% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.6% +0.1 pp 4.8% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.5% −0.4 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% +0.1 pp 5.5% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.8% −0.6 pp 6.1% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.4% −0.8 pp 6.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.2% +0.2 pp 7.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.0% −1.1 pp 8.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.1% −0.5 pp 9.5% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.6% +3.1 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 4.5% +2.0 pp 9.7% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 2.5% +1.0 pp 5.8% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 1.5% −0.3 pp 3.7% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 1.8% −0.2 pp 4.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 2.0% −0.1 pp 4.6% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 2.1% −0.5 pp 5.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 2.6% −0.2 pp 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 2.8% +0.8 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 2.0% +0.4 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 1.6% 4.0% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Mesa

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
10 Queen Creek 3.5%
9 Gilbert 3.9%
8 Chandler 4.1%
7 Scottsdale 4.2%
6 Tempe 4.4%
5 Mesa 4.6%
4 Florence 4.6%
3 Phoenix 4.7%
2 Fountain Hills 4.9%
1 Apache Junction 6.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.