Citrus groves in Yuma County.

Table 1:

Labor Force

Employed/Unemployed/

Unemployment Rate

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Table 2: 

Labor Force by Classification

Table 3:

Education of Working-Age Persons

Yuma Data Bank
Investing in Yuma County

LABOR FORCE

Employed/Unemployed/Unemployment Rate

City of San Luis

 
 Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07
Labor Force
5,533
5,776
6,738
5,915
5,591
5,679
 
 
# of Employed
4,182
4,096
3,922
3,999
4,160
4,020
 
 
# of Unemployed
1,351
1,680
2,816
1,916
1,431
1,659
 
 
Unemployment Rate
24.4%
29.1%
41.8%
32.4%
25.6%
29.2%
 
 

City of Somerton

  Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07
Labor Force
3,437
3,250
3,889
3,554
3,456
3,759
 
 
# of Employed
2,856
2,798
2,679
2,731
2,841
2,746
 
 
# of Unemployed
581
722
1,210
823
615
713
 
 
Unemployment Rate
16.9%
20.5%
31.1%
23.2%
17.8%
20.6%
 
 

City of Yuma

  Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07
Labor Force
41,358
41,371
42,539
41,062
41,351
40,634
 
 
# of Employed
38,087
37,305
35,722
36,424
37,886
36,618
 
 
# of Unemployed
3,271
4,066
6,817
4,638
3,465
4,016
 
 
Unemployment Rate
7.9%
9.8%
16.0%
11.3%
8.4%
9.9%
 
 

Town of Wellton

  Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07
Labor Force
712
719
769
719
713
706
 
 
# of Employed
629
616
590
601
625
604
 
 
# of Unemployed
83
103
173
118
88
102
 
 
Unemployment Rate
11.7%
14.3%
22.7%
16.4%
12.3%
14.4%
 
 

Yuma County

  Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07
Labor Force
75,545
75,073
78,868
74,895
74,658
73,749
 
 
# of Employed
66,734
65,363
62,590
63,820
63,382
64,160
 
 
# of Unemployed
7,811
9,710
16,278
11,075
8,276
9,589
 
 
Unemployment Rate
11%
13%
21%
15%
11%
13%
 
 

Notes:2007 data



SOURCES:

    • Arizona Workforce Informer