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Unemployed people in Mesa, AZ

Unemployed people in Mesa, AZ was 10,288 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 32 cities in 2025.

2025, persons10,288
Change on 2024+16%
Rank3rd of 32Cities in Arizona ranked
Series high20,7802010
Series low4,7551998

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Unemployed people in Mesa, AZ, 1990 to 2025

05,00010K15K20K25K19901996200220082014202020251990: 5,465 persons1991: 6,454 persons1992: 8,470 persons1993: 6,770 persons1994: 6,678 persons1995: 5,580 persons1996: 5,904 persons1997: 4,895 persons1998: 4,755 persons1999: 5,426 persons2000: 6,212 persons2001: 8,277 persons2002: 11,590 persons2003: 10,686 persons2004: 9,043 persons2005: 8,319 persons2006: 7,570 persons2007: 6,535 persons2008: 10,458 persons2009: 18,372 persons2010: 20,780 persons2011: 18,481 persons2012: 15,691 persons2013: 14,345 persons2014: 12,688 persons2015: 11,554 persons2016: 10,666 persons2017: 9,951 persons2018: 10,009 persons2019: 10,335 persons2020: 18,280 persons2021: 11,802 persons2022: 8,893 persons2023: 8,813 persons2024: 8,871 persons2025: 10,288 persons05,00010K15K20K25K19902002201420251990: 5,465 persons1991: 6,454 persons1992: 8,470 persons1993: 6,770 persons1994: 6,678 persons1995: 5,580 persons1996: 5,904 persons1997: 4,895 persons1998: 4,755 persons1999: 5,426 persons2000: 6,212 persons2001: 8,277 persons2002: 11,590 persons2003: 10,686 persons2004: 9,043 persons2005: 8,319 persons2006: 7,570 persons2007: 6,535 persons2008: 10,458 persons2009: 18,372 persons2010: 20,780 persons2011: 18,481 persons2012: 15,691 persons2013: 14,345 persons2014: 12,688 persons2015: 11,554 persons2016: 10,666 persons2017: 9,951 persons2018: 10,009 persons2019: 10,335 persons2020: 18,280 persons2021: 11,802 persons2022: 8,893 persons2023: 8,813 persons2024: 8,871 persons2025: 10,288 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202510,288
20248,871
20238,813
20228,893
202111,802
202018,280
201910,335
201810,009
20179,951
201610,666
201511,554
201412,688
201314,345
201215,691
201118,481
201020,780
200918,372
200810,458
20076,535
20067,570
20058,319
20049,043
200310,686
200211,590
20018,277
20006,212
19995,426
19984,755
19974,895
19965,904
19955,580
19946,678
19936,770
19928,470
19916,454
19905,465

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Mesa, AZ, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Mesa, 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/unemployed-people/mesa-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Mesa, 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/unemployed-people/mesa-az.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Mesa, 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/unemployed-people/mesa-az (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Mesa, AZ?

Unemployed people in Mesa, AZ was 10,288 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 32 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Mesa, AZ?

20,780 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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