Overall unemployment rate moved up to 6.5% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2021.
Total employment in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ market declined by 183 jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 6.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 26 bps over the same time to 6.6%.
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ unemployment rate is 5 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 110 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in February versus prior month by 0.2% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs stayed flat. Key sectors include:
- Government: 10,600; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 6,100; -100
- Business Services: 4,400; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 4,300; no change
- Construction, Mining: 3,500; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 2,900; no change
- Financial Services: 800; no change
- Other Jobs: 700; no change
- Manufacturing: 700; +100
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through February 2021 (Data published April 2021 and reports created on April 9, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.