Arizona: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Arizona's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.1%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-26.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.2 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.6% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.7%) |