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Unemployment rate in Scottsdale

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 9 of 10 · Towns of Mesa Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Scottsdale · Arizona · United States · World
−0.9 pp since 2015
Scottsdale Arizona United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Scottsdale
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 Scottsdale · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.4% · 2025
First value 3.1% · 1990
Highest 7.2% · 2020
Lowest 2.0% · 1998
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearScottsdaleChange ArizonaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.4% +0.4 pp 4.3% — 4.8%
2024 3.0% −0.1 pp 3.7% — 4.8%
2023 3.1% +0.1 pp 3.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.0 pp 3.8% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.0% −3.2 pp 5.0% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.2% +3.4 pp 7.8% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.8% ±0.0 pp 4.8% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.1 pp 4.8% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.3 pp 5.0% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.2% −0.1 pp 5.5% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.3% −0.4 pp 6.1% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.7% −0.8 pp 6.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.5% −0.3 pp 7.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.8% −1.0 pp 8.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.8% +0.3 pp 9.5% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 6.5% −0.2 pp 10.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.7% +3.0 pp 9.7% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 3.7% +1.4 pp 5.8% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 2.3% −0.4 pp 3.7% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.7% −0.3 pp 4.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.0% −0.2 pp 4.6% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.2% −0.7 pp 5.0% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 3.9% −0.3 pp 5.8% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.2% +1.1 pp 6.2% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.1% +0.7 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 2.4% +0.2 pp 4.0% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 2.2% +0.2 pp 4.5% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 2.0% −0.1 pp 4.3% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 2.1% −0.5 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 2.6% ±0.0 pp 5.5% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 2.6% −0.7 pp 5.3% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 3.3% −0.3 pp 6.2% — 5.8%
1993 3.6% −1.1 pp 6.3% — 5.5%
1992 4.7% +1.0 pp 7.6% — 5.3%
1991 3.7% +0.6 pp 5.8% — 5.1%
1990 3.1% 5.3% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Mesa

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Apache Junction 4.1%
2 Fountain Hills 3.5%
3 Mesa 3.2%
4 Phoenix 3.2%
5 Tempe 3.2%
6 Florence 3.1%
7 Chandler 3.0%
8 Scottsdale 3.0%
9 Gilbert 2.8%
10 Queen Creek 2.8%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

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.