Overall unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.0% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2023.
Total employment in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ market declined by 934 jobs in April and the unemployment rate stayed flat. The national unemployment rate decreased by 53 bps over the same time to 3.1%.
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ unemployment rate is 90 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 10 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 17.3% and are up 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: 10,800; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 6,000; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 4,500; no change
- Business Services: 3,900; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,800; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,000; no change
- Financial Services: 1,100; no change
- Other Jobs: 700; no change
- Manufacturing: 700; no change
- IT & Development: 300; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2023 (Data published June 2023 and reports created on June 8,2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.