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Counties in Arizona by unemployment rate

Yuma County had the highest unemployment rate of 15 counties in January 2026, at 11.4%. Greenlee County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for Arizona was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest11.4Yuma County
Lowest3.3Greenlee County
Median5.815 counties
Arizona4.5History

All counties, January 2026

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Yuma CountyYuma County: 11.4 %11.4Apache CountyApache County: 8.9 %8.9Navajo CountyNavajo County: 7.4 %7.4La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 6.8 %6.8Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 6.8 %6.8Cochise CountyCochise County: 6.1 %6.1Mohave CountyMohave County: 6.1 %6.1Coconino CountyCoconino County: 5.8 %5.8Pima CountyPima County: 5.1 %5.1Pinal CountyPinal County: 5 %5Graham CountyGraham County: 4.9 %4.9Yavapai CountyYavapai County: 4.9 %4.9Gila CountyGila County: 4.7 %4.7Maricopa CountyMaricopa County: 4.3 %4.3Greenlee CountyGreenlee County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Yuma County11.4+0.2 pts
2Apache County8.9+1.2 pts
3Navajo County7.4+1 pts
4La Paz County6.8+1.1 pts
4Santa Cruz County6.8+0.7 pts
6Cochise County6.1+1.2 pts
6Mohave County6.1+1.2 pts
8Coconino County5.8+1.1 pts
9Pima County5.1+1.1 pts
10Pinal County5+0.8 pts
11Graham County4.9+1.1 pts
11Yavapai County4.9+1 pts
13Gila County4.7+0.8 pts
14Maricopa County4.3+0.7 pts
15Greenlee County3.3+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. 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 and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Yuma County, with 11.4% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Greenlee County, with 3.3% in January 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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