Unemployment Rate in Maricopa County, AZ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.5%
Rank #1,691/3,222 · #3 in AZ
48th
Maricopa 4.5%
AZ 5.1% -10.5%
US 5.3% -14.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Maricopa County's unemployment rate of 4.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Maricopa County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,688 | Cobb County, GA | 4.5% |
| #1,689 | Huron County, OH | 4.5% |
| #1,690 | Randolph County, IN | 4.5% |
| #1,691 | Maricopa County, AZ | 4.5% |
| #1,692 | Montgomery County, TN | 4.5% |
| #1,693 | Murray County, GA | 4.5% |
| #1,694 | St. Francois County, MO | 4.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Maricopa County, Arizona has a unemployment rate of 4.5%, ranking #1,691 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Arizona, it ranks #3 of 15. This places it in the 48th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.