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Unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ

Unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ was 35,142 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.6% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 32 cities in 2025.

2025, persons35,142
Change on 2024+18.6%
Rank1st of 32Cities in Arizona ranked
Series high80,5642009
Series low22,1251998

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Unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ, 1990 to 2025

20K40K60K80K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 25,429 persons1991: 30,028 persons1992: 39,412 persons1993: 31,499 persons1994: 31,070 persons1995: 25,965 persons1996: 27,469 persons1997: 22,779 persons1998: 22,125 persons1999: 25,246 persons2000: 26,301 persons2001: 34,455 persons2002: 47,749 persons2003: 43,935 persons2004: 37,305 persons2005: 34,865 persons2006: 32,203 persons2007: 28,064 persons2008: 45,502 persons2009: 80,564 persons2010: 76,306 persons2011: 65,341 persons2012: 55,947 persons2013: 49,952 persons2014: 44,574 persons2015: 40,159 persons2016: 36,727 persons2017: 34,124 persons2018: 33,766 persons2019: 34,647 persons2020: 66,690 persons2021: 42,951 persons2022: 29,305 persons2023: 29,193 persons2024: 29,627 persons2025: 35,142 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
202535,142
202429,627
202329,193
202229,305
202142,951
202066,690
201934,647
201833,766
201734,124
201636,727
201540,159
201444,574
201349,952
201255,947
201165,341
201076,306
200980,564
200845,502
200728,064
200632,203
200534,865
200437,305
200343,935
200247,749
200134,455
200026,301
199925,246
199822,125
199722,779
199627,469
199525,965
199431,070
199331,499
199239,412
199130,028
199025,429

Rankings

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. 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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APA 7

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

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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What is the unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ?

Unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ was 35,142 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.6% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Phoenix, AZ?

80,564 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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