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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Employment rate in Arizona

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 19 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Arizona United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 72.5% −0.3 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 19 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.4 pp
vs United States +2.2 pp United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Arizona · United States
+7.4 pp since 2014
Arizona United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Arizona
72.5%
United States
70.3%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Arizona · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 72.5% · 2024
First value 71.6% · 2000
Highest 72.8% · 2023
Lowest 61.5% · 2013
Data points 25

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearArizonaChange United States
2024 72.5% −0.3 pp 70.3%
2023 72.8% +1.5 pp 70.9%
2022 71.3% +1.1 pp 70.0%
2021 70.2% +2.2 pp 67.7%
2020 68.0% −2.6 pp 67.1%
2019 70.6% +1.5 pp 70.1%
2018 69.1% +1.2 pp 69.4%
2017 67.9% +0.4 pp 68.8%
2016 67.5% +1.1 pp 68.1%
2015 66.4% +1.3 pp 67.4%
2014 65.1% +3.6 pp 68.1%
2013 61.5% −3.0 pp 67.4%
2012 64.5% +0.9 pp 67.1%
2011 63.6% −0.6 pp 66.6%
2010 64.2% −0.7 pp 66.7%
2009 64.9% −4.1 pp 67.6%
2008 69.0% −0.7 pp 70.9%
2007 69.7% −1.2 pp 71.8%
2006 70.9% +0.4 pp 72.0%
2005 70.5% ±0.0 pp 71.5%
2004 70.5% ±0.0 pp 71.2%
2003 70.5% −0.5 pp 71.2%
2002 71.0% −1.3 pp 71.9%
2001 72.3% +0.7 pp 73.1%
2000 71.6% 74.2%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
49 Alabama 61.9%
45 Alaska 63.5%
32 Arizona 67.5%
43 Arkansas 65.4%
37 California 66.1%
11 Colorado 72.4%
21 Connecticut 70.9%
22 Delaware 70.5%
20 District of Columbia 70.9%
34 Florida 67.2%
40 Georgia 66.1%
33 Hawaii 67.5%
19 Idaho 71.0%
26 Illinois 69.3%
16 Indiana 71.5%
2 Iowa 77.7%
13 Kansas 72.3%
46 Kentucky 62.8%
47 Louisiana 62.5%
12 Maine 72.4%
10 Maryland 72.6%
18 Massachusetts 71.1%
31 Michigan 68.1%
6 Minnesota 75.8%
50 Mississippi 60.3%
14 Missouri 72.2%
17 Montana 71.1%
3 Nebraska 77.1%
38 Nevada 66.1%
4 New Hampshire 76.7%
29 New Jersey 68.4%
48 New Mexico 62.0%
42 New York 65.6%
36 North Carolina 66.5%
1 North Dakota 77.9%
28 Ohio 68.7%
44 Oklahoma 65.2%
23 Oregon 69.7%
25 Pennsylvania 69.5%
24 Rhode Island 69.7%
39 South Carolina 66.1%
7 South Dakota 75.2%
41 Tennessee 65.8%
35 Texas 67.1%
9 Utah 73.2%
8 Vermont 75.1%
30 Virginia 68.3%
27 Washington 68.8%
51 West Virginia 59.1%
5 Wisconsin 76.6%
15 Wyoming 71.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.