Civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ

Civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ was 927,815 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 32 cities in 2025.

2025, persons927,815

Change on 2024+1.5%

Rank1st of 32Cities in Arizona ranked

Series high927,8152025

Series low537,7381990

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	927,815
2024	913,926
2023	901,336
2022	881,473
2021	867,058
2020	857,851
2019	844,865
2018	819,120
2017	796,991
2016	779,041
2015	744,827
2014	727,403
2013	716,739
2012	713,432
2011	714,887
2010	724,095
2009	771,238
2008	765,213
2007	754,473
2006	751,807
2005	735,908
2004	720,053
2003	714,197
2002	714,265
2001	700,344
2000	685,992
1999	760,254
1998	730,418
1997	698,729
1996	685,046
1995	656,733
1994	615,245
1993	569,790
1992	553,073
1991	538,555
1990	537,738

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Arizona by civilian labor force 32 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/phoenix-az. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/phoenix-az.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/phoenix-az (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/phoenix-az. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ?

Civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ was 927,815 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 32 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Phoenix, AZ?

927,815 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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