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Unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ

Unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ was 5.4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1 pts from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 32 cities in August 2026.

August 20265.4% Provisional
Change on August 2025+1.1 pts
Rank14th of 32Cities in Arizona ranked
Series high13.6April 2020
Series low2.3December 2021

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

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Unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ, January 2015 to August 2026

02.557.51012.5152015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 5.6 %2015-02: 5.1 %2015-03: 4.7 %2015-04: 4.6 %2015-05: 4.5 %2015-06: 5.1 %2015-07: 5 %2015-08: 5 %2015-09: 4.6 %2015-10: 4.6 %2015-11: 4.4 %2015-12: 4.2 %2016-01: 5.3 %2016-02: 5.3 %2016-03: 5.2 %2016-04: 5 %2016-05: 4.7 %2016-06: 5.3 %2016-07: 5.4 %2016-08: 4.8 %2016-09: 5 %2016-10: 4.7 %2016-11: 4.6 %2016-12: 4.1 %2017-01: 4.8 %2017-02: 4.7 %2017-03: 4.3 %2017-04: 4.5 %2017-05: 4.3 %2017-06: 4.5 %2017-07: 4.6 %2017-08: 4.6 %2017-09: 4.6 %2017-10: 4.4 %2017-11: 4.4 %2017-12: 4.3 %2018-01: 4.7 %2018-02: 4.5 %2018-03: 4.1 %2018-04: 4 %2018-05: 3.8 %2018-06: 5.1 %2018-07: 4.7 %2018-08: 4.8 %2018-09: 4.8 %2018-10: 4.5 %2018-11: 4.7 %2018-12: 4.8 %2019-01: 4.9 %2019-02: 4.3 %2019-03: 4.4 %2019-04: 4.4 %2019-05: 4.3 %2019-06: 4.7 %2019-07: 4.7 %2019-08: 4.9 %2019-09: 4.2 %2019-10: 4.2 %2019-11: 4.4 %2019-12: 4.1 %2020-01: 4.5 %2020-02: 4.2 %2020-03: 4.8 %2020-04: 13.6 %2020-05: 11.3 %2020-06: 9.9 %2020-07: 9.2 %2020-08: 7.5 %2020-09: 6.8 %2020-10: 5.4 %2020-11: 5.5 %2020-12: 5.7 %2021-01: 5.8 %2021-02: 5.3 %2021-03: 4.5 %2021-04: 4.8 %2021-05: 4.4 %2021-06: 4.7 %2021-07: 4.4 %2021-08: 3.7 %2021-09: 3.9 %2021-10: 3.3 %2021-11: 3.1 %2021-12: 2.3 %2022-01: 2.6 %2022-02: 2.7 %2022-03: 2.5 %2022-04: 2.8 %2022-05: 3 %2022-06: 4.1 %2022-07: 3.9 %2022-08: 3.8 %2022-09: 3.9 %2022-10: 3.6 %2022-11: 3.2 %2022-12: 2.9 %2023-01: 3.1 %2023-02: 3.2 %2023-03: 2.9 %2023-04: 3.1 %2023-05: 3.4 %2023-06: 3.6 %2023-07: 4 %2023-08: 3.7 %2023-09: 3.8 %2023-10: 3.5 %2023-11: 3 %2023-12: 3.1 %2024-01: 3.2 %2024-02: 3.3 %2024-03: 3 %2024-04: 2.9 %2024-05: 3.3 %2024-06: 3.9 %2024-07: 4.3 %2024-08: 3.9 %2024-09: 3.6 %2024-10: 3.7 %2024-11: 3.3 %2024-12: 3 %2025-01: 3.3 %2025-02: 3.7 %2025-03: 3.8 %2025-04: 3.5 %2025-05: 3.8 %2025-06: 4.1 %2025-07: 4.3 %2025-08: 4.3 %2025-09: 4.1 %2025-11: 3.6 %2025-12: 3.1 %2026-01: 4.5 %2026-02: 4.4 %2026-03: 4.3 %2026-04: 4.1 %2026-05: 4.3 %2026-06: 5.3 %2026-07: 5.5 %2026-08: 5.4 %0510152015-012018-122022-112026-082026-08: 5.4 %
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 139 values
Period%
2026-085.4 Provisional
2026-075.5
2026-065.3
2026-054.3
2026-044.1
2026-034.3
2026-024.4
2026-014.5
2025-123.1
2025-113.6
2025-094.1
2025-084.3
2025-074.3
2025-064.1
2025-053.8
2025-043.5
2025-033.8
2025-023.7
2025-013.3
2024-123
2024-113.3
2024-103.7
2024-093.6
2024-083.9
2024-074.3
2024-063.9
2024-053.3
2024-042.9
2024-033
2024-023.3
2024-013.2
2023-123.1
2023-113
2023-103.5
2023-093.8
2023-083.7
2023-074
2023-063.6
2023-053.4
2023-043.1
2023-032.9
2023-023.2
2023-013.1
2022-122.9
2022-113.2
2022-103.6
2022-093.9
2022-083.8
2022-073.9
2022-064.1
2022-053
2022-042.8
2022-032.5
2022-022.7
2022-012.6
2021-122.3
2021-113.1
2021-103.3
2021-093.9
2021-083.7
2021-074.4
2021-064.7
2021-054.4
2021-044.8
2021-034.5
2021-025.3
2021-015.8
2020-125.7
2020-115.5
2020-105.4
2020-096.8
2020-087.5
2020-079.2
2020-069.9
2020-0511.3
2020-0413.6
2020-034.8
2020-024.2
2020-014.5
2019-124.1
2019-114.4
2019-104.2
2019-094.2
2019-084.9
2019-074.7
2019-064.7
2019-054.3
2019-044.4
2019-034.4
2019-024.3
2019-014.9
2018-124.8
2018-114.7
2018-104.5
2018-094.8
2018-084.8
2018-074.7
2018-065.1
2018-053.8
2018-044
2018-034.1
2018-024.5
2018-014.7
2017-124.3
2017-114.4
2017-104.4
2017-094.6
2017-084.6
2017-074.6
2017-064.5
2017-054.3
2017-044.5
2017-034.3
2017-024.7
2017-014.8
2016-124.1
2016-114.6
2016-104.7
2016-095
2016-084.8
2016-075.4
2016-065.3
2016-054.7
2016-045
2016-035.2
2016-025.3
2016-015.3
2015-124.2
2015-114.4
2015-104.6
2015-094.6
2015-085
2015-075
2015-065.1
2015-054.5
2015-044.6
2015-034.7
2015-025.1
2015-015.6

Compared with Arizona and United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Fountain Hills, AZ5.4
Arizona4.9
United States4.1

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). 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 rate (measure 03) (Unemployment rate, Fountain Hills, AZ, 2015-01 to 2026-08) [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 rate (measure 03), Unemployment rate, Fountain Hills, AZ, 2015-01 to 2026-08. 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/unemployment-rate/fountain-hills-az. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Unemployment rate, Fountain Hills, AZ, 2015-01 to 2026-08. 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/unemployment-rate/fountain-hills-az.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Unemployment rate, Fountain Hills, AZ, 2015-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate/fountain-hills-az (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ?

Unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ was 5.4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1 pts from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 32 cities in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployment rate in Fountain Hills, AZ?

13.6% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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