BLS LAUS · August 2026 preliminary · not seasonally adjusted
Arizona Unemployment Rate by County
Arizona statewide was 5.6% in August 2026, against 4.9% in August 2025; the United States was 4.3% on the same basis. The 15 counties and equivalents below are listed alphabetically, each with its August 2026 rate and the change from August 2025. They are not ranked: county estimates carry model error BLS does not publish, so an order would compare noise.
15 areas · rate August 2026 · change from August 2025
- Apache County8.8% · +0.5 pts
- Cochise County6.8% · +1.1 pts
- Coconino County5.9% · +0.7 pts
- Gila County5.0% · +0.7 pts
- Graham County5.0% · +0.5 pts
- Greenlee County3.6% · +0.6 pts
- La Paz County7.1% · +0.6 pts
- Maricopa County4.8% · +0.6 pts
- Mohave County6.9% · +1.5 pts
- Navajo County7.7% · +0.9 pts
- Pima County5.7% · +0.8 pts
- Pinal County5.7% · +0.8 pts
- Santa Cruz County9.0% · −0.1 pts
- Yavapai County5.6% · +1.2 pts
- Yuma County19.0% · 0.0 pts