The Arizona seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained at 4.9% in September 2026. The U.S. SA unemployment rate increased to 4.2% in September 2026 from 4.1% in August 2026.
Month over month, Arizona’s SA labor force decreased by 10,704 individuals, or -0.3%. Year over year, the SA labor force decreased by 121,241 individuals, or -3.2%.
Month over month, Arizona not-seasonally adjusted (NSA) total nonfarm employment increased by 23,700 jobs. Year over year, NSA total nonfarm employment increased by 22,700 jobs, or 0.7%. Arizona SA total nonfarm employment lost 300 individuals, or 0.0%, month over month.
