Santa Cruz County, AZ Unemployment Rate Report

Santa Cruz County, AZ Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Santa Cruz County, Arizona has ranged from 5.2% in April 2007 to 33.1% in September 1996. The current unemployment rate for Santa Cruz County is 10.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Santa Cruz County, AZ Unemployment Rate by Month

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Santa Cruz County, AZ Current Unemployment - 10.7%

Santa Cruz County, AZ Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2022	7.3%	3.6%	4.0%
2 / 2022	7.1%	3.6%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.9%	2.8%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.6%	3.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	6.5%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2022	8.0%	4.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	9.0%	4.0%	3.5%
8 / 2022	10.7%	4.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2021	9.5%	6.9%	6.3%
2 / 2021	10.9%	7.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	10.3%	6.5%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.8%	6.5%	6.1%
5 / 2021	8.4%	6.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	9.9%	7.3%	5.9%
7 / 2021	10.2%	5.2%	5.4%
8 / 2021	9.9%	4.7%	5.2%
9 / 2021	9.0%	4.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	7.9%	3.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	6.5%	3.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	5.9%	2.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2020	8.0%	4.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	7.2%	4.4%	3.5%
3 / 2020	10.5%	6.1%	4.4%
4 / 2020	15.9%	12.9%	14.7%
5 / 2020	10.8%	8.8%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.6%	10.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	16.2%	11.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.4%	6.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.2%	6.6%	7.9%
10 / 2020	12.8%	7.9%	6.9%
11 / 2020	11.9%	6.4%	6.7%
12 / 2020	10.9%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2019	8.2%	5.1%	4.0%
2 / 2019	7.4%	4.7%	3.8%
3 / 2019	7.6%	4.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.8%	4.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.5%	4.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	7.7%	5.0%	3.7%
7 / 2019	9.8%	5.1%	3.7%
8 / 2019	11.2%	5.0%	3.7%
9 / 2019	11.2%	4.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	10.1%	4.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	8.1%	4.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	7.7%	4.2%	3.5%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2018	9.1%	4.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	8.2%	4.7%	4.1%
3 / 2018	8.4%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2018	7.3%	4.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.7%	4.4%	3.8%
6 / 2018	8.6%	5.0%	4.0%
7 / 2018	10.9%	5.0%	3.9%
8 / 2018	11.3%	5.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	11.3%	4.8%	3.7%
10 / 2018	11.0%	4.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	8.1%	4.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	8.2%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2017	8.8%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2017	8.1%	5.0%	4.7%
3 / 2017	8.0%	4.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.1%	4.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.9%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	8.6%	5.1%	4.3%
7 / 2017	11.9%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	12.4%	5.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	12.1%	4.9%	4.2%
10 / 2017	11.1%	4.6%	4.1%
11 / 2017	9.0%	4.5%	4.2%
12 / 2017	9.2%	4.5%	4.1%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2016	9.6%	5.6%	4.9%
2 / 2016	8.9%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2016	8.8%	5.3%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.2%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.9%	5.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	9.3%	5.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	12.4%	5.8%	4.8%
8 / 2016	12.6%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2016	12.5%	5.6%	5.0%
10 / 2016	11.9%	5.3%	4.9%
11 / 2016	9.4%	4.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.9%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2015	11.1%	6.5%	5.7%
2 / 2015	10.4%	6.1%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.7%	5.9%	5.4%
4 / 2015	9.4%	5.8%	5.4%
5 / 2015	9.8%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 2015	10.6%	6.4%	5.3%
7 / 2015	14.0%	6.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	13.8%	6.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	14.5%	6.2%	5.0%
10 / 2015	13.4%	5.9%	5.0%
11 / 2015	11.1%	5.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	10.1%	5.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2014	13.4%	7.2%	6.6%
2 / 2014	12.8%	6.9%	6.7%
3 / 2014	12.6%	6.9%	6.7%
4 / 2014	11.4%	6.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	11.4%	6.6%	6.3%
6 / 2014	12.3%	7.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	14.8%	7.3%	6.2%
8 / 2014	14.9%	7.4%	6.1%
9 / 2014	14.7%	6.9%	5.9%
10 / 2014	13.9%	6.6%	5.7%
11 / 2014	11.9%	6.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	11.4%	6.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2013	14.9%	8.1%	8.0%
2 / 2013	14.3%	7.6%	7.7%
3 / 2013	14.2%	7.6%	7.5%
4 / 2013	13.7%	7.4%	7.6%
5 / 2013	13.6%	7.5%	7.5%
6 / 2013	14.9%	8.3%	7.5%
7 / 2013	17.2%	8.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	17.3%	8.4%	7.2%
9 / 2013	17.2%	7.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	17.3%	7.7%	7.2%
11 / 2013	15.3%	7.2%	6.9%
12 / 2013	14.3%	7.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2012	14.8%	8.8%	8.3%
2 / 2012	14.2%	8.5%	8.3%
3 / 2012	14.0%	8.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	13.7%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	13.8%	8.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	14.9%	8.9%	8.2%
7 / 2012	17.6%	9.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	18.0%	8.9%	8.1%
9 / 2012	17.0%	8.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	17.1%	8.0%	7.8%
11 / 2012	15.3%	7.5%	7.7%
12 / 2012	15.0%	7.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2011	14.3%	10.0%	9.1%
2 / 2011	13.5%	9.5%	9.0%
3 / 2011	13.6%	9.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.7%	9.2%	9.1%
5 / 2011	13.1%	9.0%	9.0%
6 / 2011	15.6%	10.5%	9.1%
7 / 2011	17.9%	10.4%	9.0%
8 / 2011	18.1%	10.1%	9.0%
9 / 2011	17.8%	9.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	17.7%	9.2%	8.8%
11 / 2011	15.2%	8.6%	8.6%
12 / 2011	15.0%	8.5%	8.5%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2010	14.9%	11.1%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.2%	10.7%	9.8%
3 / 2010	14.1%	10.4%	9.9%
4 / 2010	13.9%	10.1%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.4%	10.0%	9.6%
6 / 2010	14.5%	10.5%	9.4%
7 / 2010	16.4%	10.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	17.5%	10.8%	9.5%
9 / 2010	17.3%	10.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	17.6%	10.0%	9.4%
11 / 2010	15.1%	10.0%	9.8%
12 / 2010	14.1%	9.6%	9.3%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2009	12.7%	8.5%	7.8%
2 / 2009	12.7%	8.6%	8.3%
3 / 2009	12.7%	8.9%	8.7%
4 / 2009	12.4%	8.9%	9.0%
5 / 2009	13.0%	9.3%	9.4%
6 / 2009	15.4%	10.1%	9.5%
7 / 2009	18.3%	10.6%	9.5%
8 / 2009	19.1%	11.0%	9.6%
9 / 2009	19.6%	11.0%	9.8%
10 / 2009	19.6%	11.0%	10.0%
11 / 2009	17.3%	10.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	16.4%	10.6%	9.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2008	7.4%	4.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	7.1%	4.5%	4.9%
3 / 2008	7.2%	4.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	6.9%	4.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	7.6%	5.4%	5.4%
6 / 2008	9.6%	6.1%	5.6%
7 / 2008	12.6%	6.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	15.6%	7.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	15.6%	7.2%	6.1%
10 / 2008	15.5%	7.2%	6.5%
11 / 2008	13.5%	7.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	13.0%	7.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2007	6.4%	4.1%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.1%	3.7%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.8%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2007	5.2%	3.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.2%	3.4%	4.4%
6 / 2007	6.5%	3.8%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.9%	4.0%	4.7%
8 / 2007	10.2%	4.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	10.2%	4.0%	4.7%
10 / 2007	9.4%	3.9%	4.7%
11 / 2007	7.4%	4.0%	4.7%
12 / 2007	7.6%	4.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2006	6.6%	4.5%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.5%	4.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	6.2%	4.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.7%	4.1%	4.7%
5 / 2006	5.7%	4.0%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.3%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2006	9.5%	4.6%	4.7%
8 / 2006	10.3%	4.6%	4.7%
9 / 2006	10.1%	4.3%	4.5%
10 / 2006	9.2%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	7.7%	3.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	6.6%	3.6%	4.4%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2005	7.7%	4.9%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.4%	4.7%	5.4%
3 / 2005	7.3%	4.7%	5.2%
4 / 2005	6.7%	4.6%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.7%	4.4%	5.1%
6 / 2005	8.6%	4.9%	5.0%
7 / 2005	10.3%	5.0%	5.0%
8 / 2005	10.9%	5.0%	4.9%
9 / 2005	11.2%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2005	10.4%	4.5%	5.0%
11 / 2005	8.7%	4.5%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.2%	4.2%	4.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2004	8.6%	5.5%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.9%	5.1%	5.6%
3 / 2004	8.4%	5.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	7.9%	5.1%	5.6%
5 / 2004	7.8%	4.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	9.5%	5.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	12.7%	5.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	12.1%	5.3%	5.4%
9 / 2004	11.7%	4.9%	5.4%
10 / 2004	11.3%	4.7%	5.5%
11 / 2004	9.0%	4.5%	5.4%
12 / 2004	7.8%	4.4%	5.4%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2003	8.4%	6.1%	5.8%
2 / 2003	7.7%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	7.6%	5.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	7.6%	5.6%	6.0%
5 / 2003	7.7%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.7%	6.3%	6.3%
7 / 2003	11.6%	6.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	12.4%	6.2%	6.1%
9 / 2003	12.9%	5.9%	6.1%
10 / 2003	11.6%	5.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	9.4%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	8.1%	4.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2002	8.3%	6.1%	5.7%
2 / 2002	7.7%	5.7%	5.7%
3 / 2002	7.7%	5.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	7.7%	5.9%	5.9%
5 / 2002	7.6%	5.9%	5.8%
6 / 2002	10.4%	6.5%	5.8%
7 / 2002	12.7%	6.5%	5.8%
8 / 2002	14.5%	6.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	14.3%	6.2%	5.7%
10 / 2002	12.5%	6.0%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.8%	5.9%	5.9%
12 / 2002	8.5%	5.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2001	6.7%	4.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	5.8%	3.9%	4.2%
3 / 2001	5.9%	4.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.6%	4.1%	4.4%
5 / 2001	5.5%	4.1%	4.3%
6 / 2001	8.5%	5.0%	4.5%
7 / 2001	10.5%	5.0%	4.6%
8 / 2001	13.3%	5.6%	4.9%
9 / 2001	14.3%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	12.6%	5.3%	5.3%
11 / 2001	9.5%	5.3%	5.5%
12 / 2001	7.9%	5.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 2000	7.0%	4.2%	4.0%
2 / 2000	6.1%	3.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	6.3%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	5.6%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	5.6%	3.8%	4.0%
6 / 2000	8.0%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2000	11.0%	4.4%	4.0%
8 / 2000	11.4%	4.5%	4.1%
9 / 2000	12.8%	4.0%	3.9%
10 / 2000	11.3%	3.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.1%	3.5%	3.9%
12 / 2000	6.6%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1999	14.7%	4.7%	4.3%
2 / 1999	13.6%	4.5%	4.4%
3 / 1999	13.1%	4.4%	4.2%
4 / 1999	11.7%	4.4%	4.3%
5 / 1999	11.0%	4.3%	4.2%
6 / 1999	15.5%	4.7%	4.3%
7 / 1999	22.2%	4.9%	4.3%
8 / 1999	24.6%	4.9%	4.2%
9 / 1999	25.5%	4.6%	4.2%
10 / 1999	21.8%	4.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	15.1%	4.0%	4.1%
12 / 1999	11.4%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1998	16.2%	4.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	14.6%	4.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	14.3%	4.2%	4.7%
4 / 1998	12.0%	3.9%	4.3%
5 / 1998	11.9%	4.0%	4.4%
6 / 1998	17.0%	4.5%	4.5%
7 / 1998	21.9%	4.7%	4.5%
8 / 1998	25.1%	4.8%	4.5%
9 / 1998	26.7%	4.6%	4.6%
10 / 1998	25.3%	4.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	18.7%	4.0%	4.4%
12 / 1998	15.8%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1997	19.0%	5.4%	5.3%
2 / 1997	18.5%	5.0%	5.2%
3 / 1997	17.3%	4.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	15.8%	4.3%	5.1%
5 / 1997	14.9%	4.3%	4.9%
6 / 1997	20.9%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	23.6%	4.8%	4.9%
8 / 1997	26.9%	4.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	27.5%	4.6%	4.9%
10 / 1997	25.5%	4.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	18.5%	4.0%	4.6%
12 / 1997	16.2%	3.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1996	22.5%	5.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	20.3%	5.2%	5.5%
3 / 1996	19.7%	5.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	19.1%	5.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	18.3%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 1996	26.4%	5.8%	5.3%
7 / 1996	30.3%	6.2%	5.5%
8 / 1996	31.4%	6.1%	5.1%
9 / 1996	33.1%	5.9%	5.2%
10 / 1996	31.5%	5.5%	5.2%
11 / 1996	30.6%	5.2%	5.4%
12 / 1996	25.1%	5.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1995	18.1%	5.9%	5.6%
2 / 1995	16.6%	5.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	17.3%	5.2%	5.4%
4 / 1995	17.8%	5.2%	5.8%
5 / 1995	16.1%	5.1%	5.6%
6 / 1995	20.3%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	21.7%	5.7%	5.7%
8 / 1995	24.5%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	26.4%	5.6%	5.6%
10 / 1995	25.2%	5.2%	5.5%
11 / 1995	21.4%	4.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	20.1%	4.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1994	17.0%	6.5%	6.6%
2 / 1994	16.2%	6.1%	6.6%
3 / 1994	16.0%	6.0%	6.5%
4 / 1994	15.3%	5.9%	6.4%
5 / 1994	15.6%	5.9%	6.1%
6 / 1994	23.3%	6.7%	6.1%
7 / 1994	26.0%	6.7%	6.1%
8 / 1994	27.2%	6.9%	6.0%
9 / 1994	26.5%	6.5%	5.9%
10 / 1994	25.7%	6.1%	5.8%
11 / 1994	22.0%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1994	17.2%	5.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1993	15.6%	7.4%	7.3%
2 / 1993	14.4%	6.9%	7.1%
3 / 1993	13.5%	6.5%	7.0%
4 / 1993	13.0%	6.3%	7.1%
5 / 1993	12.8%	6.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	17.6%	6.7%	7.0%
7 / 1993	19.6%	6.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	20.7%	6.6%	6.8%
9 / 1993	21.0%	6.3%	6.7%
10 / 1993	21.5%	6.1%	6.8%
11 / 1993	19.0%	5.8%	6.6%
12 / 1993	16.7%	5.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1992	14.2%	7.9%	7.3%
2 / 1992	14.4%	7.8%	7.4%
3 / 1992	14.5%	7.6%	7.4%
4 / 1992	14.4%	7.2%	7.4%
5 / 1992	14.4%	7.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	18.4%	8.1%	7.8%
7 / 1992	21.4%	7.9%	7.7%
8 / 1992	22.4%	7.9%	7.6%
9 / 1992	21.2%	7.7%	7.6%
10 / 1992	19.5%	7.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	17.6%	7.0%	7.4%
12 / 1992	15.1%	6.7%	7.4%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1991	11.4%	5.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	10.2%	5.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	9.6%	5.0%	6.8%
4 / 1991	8.6%	4.7%	6.7%
5 / 1991	9.4%	5.3%	6.9%
6 / 1991	13.3%	6.2%	6.9%
7 / 1991	15.2%	6.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	18.9%	6.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	19.8%	6.7%	6.9%
10 / 1991	20.7%	6.8%	7.0%
11 / 1991	15.6%	6.5%	7.0%
12 / 1991	14.8%	6.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	Santa Cruz County, AZ%	Arizona%	National %
1 / 1990	9.8%	5.6%	5.4%
2 / 1990	9.3%	5.3%	5.3%
3 / 1990	8.6%	5.1%	5.2%
4 / 1990	9.2%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	10.4%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 1990	15.0%	5.5%	5.2%
7 / 1990	17.4%	5.7%	5.5%
8 / 1990	19.2%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 1990	19.3%	5.5%	5.9%
10 / 1990	17.6%	5.0%	5.9%
11 / 1990	14.3%	4.8%	6.2%
12 / 1990	12.2%	4.8%	6.3%