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Cities in Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Coolidge, AZ had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 cities in 2022, at 19%. Paradise Valley, AZ had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Arizona was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19Coolidge, AZ
Lowest2.5Paradise Valley, AZ
Median5.644 cities
Arizona5.4History

All cities, 2022

Coolidge, AZ: 19 %Coolidge, AZ19Nogales, AZ: 13.1 %Nogales, AZ13.1Douglas, AZ: 12 %Douglas, AZ12San Luis, AZ: 10.2 %San Luis, AZ10.2Bullhead City, AZ: 10 %Bullhead City, AZ10Apache Junction, AZ: 8.9 %Apache Junction, AZ8.9Eloy, AZ: 8.3 %Eloy, AZ8.3Yuma, AZ: 7.7 %Yuma, AZ7.7Florence, AZ: 7.6 %Florence, AZ7.6Payson, AZ: 7 %Payson, AZ7Casa Grande, AZ: 6.8 %Casa Grande, AZ6.8Sahuarita, AZ: 6.7 %Sahuarita, AZ6.7Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Tucson, AZ: 6.5 %Tucson, AZ6.5Show Low, AZ: 6.5 %Show Low, AZ6.5Kingman, AZ: 6.3 %Kingman, AZ6.3Somerton, AZ: 6 %Somerton, AZ6Lake Havasu City, AZ: 5.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ5.9El Mirage, AZ: 5.9 %El Mirage, AZ5.9Glendale, AZ: 5.7 %Glendale, AZ5.7Tempe, AZ: 5.7 %Tempe, AZ5.7Sierra Vista, AZ: 5.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ5.7Goodyear, AZ: 5.5 %Goodyear, AZ5.5Camp Verde, AZ: 5.4 %Camp Verde, AZ5.4Chino Valley, AZ: 5.2 %Chino Valley, AZ5.2Prescott, AZ: 5.2 %Prescott, AZ5.2Safford, AZ: 5.2 %Safford, AZ5.2Phoenix, AZ: 5.2 %Phoenix, AZ5.2Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.1Buckeye, AZ: 5 %Buckeye, AZ5Avondale, AZ: 4.8 %Avondale, AZ4.8Mesa, AZ: 4.7 %Mesa, AZ4.7Surprise, AZ: 4.6 %Surprise, AZ4.6Queen Creek, AZ: 4.3 %Queen Creek, AZ4.3Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.2Marana, AZ: 4.1 %Marana, AZ4.1Peoria, AZ: 3.9 %Peoria, AZ3.9Chandler, AZ: 3.8 %Chandler, AZ3.8Gilbert, AZ: 3.5 %Gilbert, AZ3.5Maricopa, AZ: 3.5 %Maricopa, AZ3.5Scottsdale, AZ: 3.5 %Scottsdale, AZ3.5Oro Valley, AZ: 2.9 %Oro Valley, AZ2.9Cottonwood, AZ: 2.8 %Cottonwood, AZ2.8Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.5Coolidge, AZ: 19 %Coolidge, AZ19Nogales, AZ: 13.1 %Nogales, AZ13.1Douglas, AZ: 12 %Douglas, AZ12San Luis, AZ: 10.2 %San Luis, AZ10.2Bullhead City, AZ: 10 %Bullhead City, AZ10Apache Junction, AZ: 8.9 %Apache Junction, AZ8.9Eloy, AZ: 8.3 %Eloy, AZ8.3Yuma, AZ: 7.7 %Yuma, AZ7.7Florence, AZ: 7.6 %Florence, AZ7.6Payson, AZ: 7 %Payson, AZ7Casa Grande, AZ: 6.8 %Casa Grande, AZ6.8Sahuarita, AZ: 6.7 %Sahuarita, AZ6.7Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Tucson, AZ: 6.5 %Tucson, AZ6.5Show Low, AZ: 6.5 %Show Low, AZ6.5Kingman, AZ: 6.3 %Kingman, AZ6.3Somerton, AZ: 6 %Somerton, AZ6Lake Havasu City, AZ: 5.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ5.9El Mirage, AZ: 5.9 %El Mirage, AZ5.9Glendale, AZ: 5.7 %Glendale, AZ5.7Tempe, AZ: 5.7 %Tempe, AZ5.7Sierra Vista, AZ: 5.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ5.7Goodyear, AZ: 5.5 %Goodyear, AZ5.5Camp Verde, AZ: 5.4 %Camp Verde, AZ5.4Chino Valley, AZ: 5.2 %Chino Valley, AZ5.2Prescott, AZ: 5.2 %Prescott, AZ5.2Safford, AZ: 5.2 %Safford, AZ5.2Phoenix, AZ: 5.2 %Phoenix, AZ5.2Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.1Buckeye, AZ: 5 %Buckeye, AZ5Avondale, AZ: 4.8 %Avondale, AZ4.8Mesa, AZ: 4.7 %Mesa, AZ4.7Surprise, AZ: 4.6 %Surprise, AZ4.6Queen Creek, AZ: 4.3 %Queen Creek, AZ4.3Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.2Marana, AZ: 4.1 %Marana, AZ4.1Peoria, AZ: 3.9 %Peoria, AZ3.9Chandler, AZ: 3.8 %Chandler, AZ3.8Gilbert, AZ: 3.5 %Gilbert, AZ3.5Maricopa, AZ: 3.5 %Maricopa, AZ3.5Scottsdale, AZ: 3.5 %Scottsdale, AZ3.5Oro Valley, AZ: 2.9 %Oro Valley, AZ2.9Cottonwood, AZ: 2.8 %Cottonwood, AZ2.8Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Coolidge, AZ19+4.8 pts
2Nogales, AZ13.1-0.1 pts
3Douglas, AZ12-1.5 pts
4San Luis, AZ10.2+0.3 pts
5Bullhead City, AZ10+0.9 pts
6Apache Junction, AZ8.9-0.3 pts
7Eloy, AZ8.3-0.8 pts
8Yuma, AZ7.7-0.3 pts
9Florence, AZ7.6+1.2 pts
10Payson, AZ7+1.8 pts
11Casa Grande, AZ6.8-0.1 pts
12Sahuarita, AZ6.7+0.2 pts
13Flagstaff, AZ6.6-1.1 pts
14Tucson, AZ6.5-0.5 pts
15Show Low, AZ6.5-0.8 pts
16Kingman, AZ6.3-0.4 pts
17Somerton, AZ6-1.3 pts
18Lake Havasu City, AZ5.9+0.7 pts
19El Mirage, AZ5.9-0.1 pts
20Glendale, AZ5.7-0.1 pts
20Tempe, AZ5.7-0.5 pts
22Sierra Vista, AZ5.7-0.6 pts
23Goodyear, AZ5.5-0.7 pts
24Camp Verde, AZ5.4-1.6 pts
25Chino Valley, AZ5.20 pts
25Prescott, AZ5.2-0.2 pts
27Safford, AZ5.2+1.1 pts
28Phoenix, AZ5.2-0.2 pts
29Fountain Hills, AZ5.1+0.1 pts
30Buckeye, AZ5-0.2 pts
31Avondale, AZ4.8-1 pts
32Mesa, AZ4.7-0.1 pts
33Surprise, AZ4.6-0.1 pts
34Queen Creek, AZ4.3-1.2 pts
35Prescott Valley, AZ4.2-0.8 pts
36Marana, AZ4.1-0 pts
37Peoria, AZ3.9-0.2 pts
38Chandler, AZ3.8-0.2 pts
39Gilbert, AZ3.50 pts
40Maricopa, AZ3.5-0.2 pts
41Scottsdale, AZ3.5-0.2 pts
42Oro Valley, AZ2.9-0.7 pts
43Cottonwood, AZ2.8-0.7 pts
44Paradise Valley, AZ2.5-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Coolidge, AZ, with 19% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Paradise Valley, AZ, with 2.5% in 2022.

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