Overall unemployment rate moved down to 6.2% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ market declined by 49 jobs in July and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 70 bps to 6.2%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ unemployment rate is 54 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 290 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in July versus prior month by -6.9% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.3%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 10,200; -300
- Transportation & Utilities: 6,100; no change
- Business Services: 4,800; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 4,300; no change
- Construction, Mining: 3,700; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,100; no change
- Financial Services: 900; no change
- Other Jobs: 800; +100
- Manufacturing: 700; no change
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 1, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.