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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Unemployment rate in Queen Creek

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 of 10 · Towns of Mesa Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Queen Creek · Arizona · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2015
Queen Creek Arizona United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Queen Creek
3.4%
Arizona
4.3%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Queen Creek · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.4% · 2025
First value 3.3% · 2000
Highest 8.9% · 2009
Lowest 2.7% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearQueen CreekChange ArizonaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.4% +0.6 pp 4.3% — 4.8%
2024 2.8% ±0.0 pp 3.7% — 4.8%
2023 2.8% +0.1 pp 3.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.7% −0.5 pp 3.8% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.2% −2.1 pp 5.0% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 5.3% +1.8 pp 7.8% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.5% +0.1 pp 4.8% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% ±0.0 pp 4.8% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.4% −0.1 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.5% −0.5 pp 5.5% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.0% −0.4 pp 6.1% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.4% −0.4 pp 6.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 4.8% −0.3 pp 7.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.1% −1.3 pp 8.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.4% +1.1 pp 9.5% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 5.3% −3.6 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.9% +3.8 pp 9.7% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 5.1% +1.9 pp 5.8% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.2% −0.4 pp 3.7% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.6% −0.4 pp 4.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.0% −0.4 pp 4.6% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.4% −0.9 pp 5.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.3% −0.5 pp 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +1.5 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.3% +1.0 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.3% 4.0% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Mesa

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Apache Junction 5.5%
2 Fountain Hills 4.5%
3 Phoenix 4.1%
4 Mesa 4.0%
5 Tempe 3.9%
6 Scottsdale 3.8%
7 Chandler 3.7%
8 Florence 3.6%
9 Gilbert 3.5%
10 Queen Creek 3.5%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.