Overall unemployment rate moved up to 7.5% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.
Total employment in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ market rose by 335 jobs in May and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 7.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 25 bps over the same time to 5.5%.
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ unemployment rate is 200 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 880 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in May versus prior month by 3.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.6%. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 12,400; -200
- Education & Healthcare: 8,900; -200
- Government: 8,100; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 7,900; +100
- Construction, Mining: 4,200; no change
- Business Services: 3,400; no change
- Manufacturing: 3,000; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,900; no change
- Financial Services: 1,900; no change
- IT & Development: 500; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through May 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 30, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.