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Unemployed people in Scottsdale, AZ

Unemployed people in Scottsdale, AZ was 4,703 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 32 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,703
Change on 2024+13.3%
Rank8th of 32Cities in Arizona ranked
Series high9,4012020
Series low2,0851998

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Unemployed people in Scottsdale, AZ, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 2,396 persons1991: 2,830 persons1992: 3,714 persons1993: 2,969 persons1994: 2,928 persons1995: 2,447 persons1996: 2,589 persons1997: 2,147 persons1998: 2,085 persons1999: 2,379 persons2000: 2,776 persons2001: 3,701 persons2002: 5,158 persons2003: 4,746 persons2004: 4,006 persons2005: 3,703 persons2006: 3,374 persons2007: 2,922 persons2008: 4,684 persons2009: 8,244 persons2010: 7,661 persons2011: 8,100 persons2012: 6,880 persons2013: 6,595 persons2014: 5,753 persons2015: 5,411 persons2016: 5,041 persons2017: 4,703 persons2018: 4,754 persons2019: 4,937 persons2020: 9,401 persons2021: 5,258 persons2022: 4,036 persons2023: 4,210 persons2024: 4,150 persons2025: 4,703 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 2,396 persons1991: 2,830 persons1992: 3,714 persons1993: 2,969 persons1994: 2,928 persons1995: 2,447 persons1996: 2,589 persons1997: 2,147 persons1998: 2,085 persons1999: 2,379 persons2000: 2,776 persons2001: 3,701 persons2002: 5,158 persons2003: 4,746 persons2004: 4,006 persons2005: 3,703 persons2006: 3,374 persons2007: 2,922 persons2008: 4,684 persons2009: 8,244 persons2010: 7,661 persons2011: 8,100 persons2012: 6,880 persons2013: 6,595 persons2014: 5,753 persons2015: 5,411 persons2016: 5,041 persons2017: 4,703 persons2018: 4,754 persons2019: 4,937 persons2020: 9,401 persons2021: 5,258 persons2022: 4,036 persons2023: 4,210 persons2024: 4,150 persons2025: 4,703 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
20254,703
20244,150
20234,210
20224,036
20215,258
20209,401
20194,937
20184,754
20174,703
20165,041
20155,411
20145,753
20136,595
20126,880
20118,100
20107,661
20098,244
20084,684
20072,922
20063,374
20053,703
20044,006
20034,746
20025,158
20013,701
20002,776
19992,379
19982,085
19972,147
19962,589
19952,447
19942,928
19932,969
19923,714
19912,830
19902,396

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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, Scottsdale, 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, Scottsdale, 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/scottsdale-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, Scottsdale, 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/scottsdale-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, Scottsdale, 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/scottsdale-az (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Scottsdale, AZ?

Unemployed people in Scottsdale, AZ was 4,703 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.3% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Scottsdale, AZ?

9,401 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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