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East Valley: labour force

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 2 of 10 · Towns of Mesa Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Mesa Maricopa County Arizona

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

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Overview 8 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 278,381 +1.4% since 2024
Towns of Mesa · 2025 2 of 10 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +26% +1.8% a year on average
share of Maricopa County 11.1% Maricopa County: 2,517,300 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+26% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Mesa 278K
Maricopa County 2.5M
Arizona 3.8M

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

The series at a glance Mesa · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 278,381 · 2025
First value 149,834 · 1990
Highest 278,381 · 2025
Lowest 149,758 · 1991
Average change +1.8% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMesaChange Maricopa CountyArizona
2025 278,381 +1.4% 2.5M 3.8M
2024 274,449 +1.0% 2.5M 3.7M
2023 271,802 +1.8% 2.4M 3.7M
2022 266,916 +1.6% 2.4M 3.6M
2021 262,742 +1.3% 2.3M 3.5M
2020 259,471 +1.2% 2.3M 3.5M
2019 256,512 +3.5% 2.3M 3.4M
2018 247,740 +3.1% 2.2M 3.3M
2017 240,225 +2.9% 2.1M 3.2M
2016 233,458 +5.5% 2.1M 3.2M
2015 221,258 +2.3% 2M 3.1M
2014 216,207 +1.5% 1.9M 3.1M
2013 213,103 +0.3% 1.9M 3M
2012 212,373 −0.3% 1.9M 3M
2011 212,932 −0.8% 1.9M 3M
2010 214,673 −3.9% 1.9M 3M
2009 223,400 −1.1% 1.9M 3.1M
2008 225,791 −0.4% 1.9M 3M
2007 226,725 −0.5% 1.9M 3M
2006 227,764 +0.8% 1.9M 2.9M
2005 226,059 +0.7% 1.8M 2.8M
2004 224,492 +0.7% 1.8M 2.8M
2003 222,898 +0.3% 1.7M 2.7M
2002 222,194 +2.6% 1.7M 2.7M
2001 216,510 +3.6% 1.7M 2.6M
2000 209,022 −1.7% 1.6M 2.5M
1999 212,552 +4.0% 1.6M 2.5M
1998 204,352 +4.6% 1.5M 2.4M
1997 195,378 +2.2% 1.5M 2.3M
1996 191,209 +4.3% 1.4M 2.3M
1995 183,331 +7.0% 1.4M 2.2M
1994 171,299 +8.1% 1.3M 2.1M
1993 158,461 +3.4% 1.2M 1.9M
1992 153,220 +2.3% 1.1M 1.9M
1991 149,758 −0.1% 1.1M 1.8M
1990 149,834 1.1M 1.8M

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

Ranking · Towns of Mesa

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Phoenix 779K
2 Mesa 233K
3 Chandler 142K
4 Gilbert 130K
5 Scottsdale 119K
6 Tempe 100K
7 Queen Creek 20,213
8 Apache Junction 14,830
9 Fountain Hills 10,001
10 Florence 4,899

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.