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Unemployment rate in Maricopa

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points section.rank · Towns of East Valley section.updated Nov 10, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Maricopa · Arizona · United States · section.levels.world
−1.0 pp section.change_since
Maricopa Arizona United States section.levels.world

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

section.compare Unemployment rate · percent
Maricopa
4.4%
Arizona
4.3%
United States
3.6% · 2023
section.levels.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 Maricopa · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.4% · 2025
First value 5.1% · 2000
Highest 13.4% · 2009
Lowest 3.6% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

section.all_years · 2000 – 2025

YearMaricopaChange ArizonaUnited Statessection.levels.world
2025 4.4% +0.6 pp 4.3% — 4.8%
2024 3.8% +0.2 pp 3.7% — 4.8%
2023 3.6% ±0.0 pp 3.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.6% −1.3 pp 3.8% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.9% −2.5 pp 5.0% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.4% +3.0 pp 7.8% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.4% −0.1 pp 4.8% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.5% −0.2 pp 4.8% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.7% −0.1 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.8% −0.6 pp 5.5% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.4% −0.8 pp 6.1% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.2% −1.2 pp 6.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.4% −0.2 pp 7.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.6% −0.8 pp 8.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 8.4% +1.4 pp 9.5% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.0% −6.4 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 13.4% +5.7 pp 9.7% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.7% +2.8 pp 5.8% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.9% −0.8 pp 3.7% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 5.7% −0.5 pp 4.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.2% −0.5 pp 4.6% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 6.7% −1.1 pp 5.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.8% −0.5 pp 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 8.3% +2.2 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.1% +1.0 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 5.1% 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 East Valley

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
11 Queen Creek 3.5%
10 Gilbert 3.9%
9 Chandler 4.1%
8 Scottsdale 4.2%
7 Tempe 4.4%
6 Mesa 4.6%
5 Florence 4.6%
4 Phoenix 4.7%
3 Maricopa 4.8%
2 Fountain Hills 4.9%
1 Apache Junction 6.6%

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

section.what

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

section.how

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