Unemployment claims in Arizona are 15.38% lower than last year

Arizona is struggling with unemployment recently, with last week’s claims 1.16% higher than in the previous week but 15.38% lower than last year, according to WalletHub’s updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most. 

Arizona unemployment (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

• Overall Rank for Arizona Unemployment Claims: 8^th
   
• 26^th – Unemployment Claims Decrease vs. Previous Week
   
• 7^th – Unemployment Claims Decrease vs. Same Week Last Year
   
• 5^th – Cumulative Unemployment Claims in 2025 vs. Same Period Last Year
   
• 32^nd – Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force

Unemployment in the U.S. has remained relatively stable over the past year, though it has experienced small fluctuations and a slight overall rise. The job market is still in good shape, as new unemployment claims decreased by 1.3% week-over-week on August 4. There are currently 7.2 million Americans unemployed in total, though, and it’s important to look at some key stats for the latest week to get the complete picture:

• The following states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than in the previous week: Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, Alabama, Iowa and the District of Columbia and Montana’s claims remained unchanged.
• Surprisingly, 24 states – including Rhode Island, Oregon, Wyoming – and the District of Columbia had unemployment claims last week that were worse than the same week last year

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Main findings

States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most

State	Decreased Most Since Last Week*	Claims Per 100,000 People in the Labor Force (Rank)**
Iowa	1	31
Arkansas	2	24
Alabama	3	23
Montana	4	9
Wisconsin	5	33
Louisiana	6	13
Maine	7	6
Arizona	8	32
New Hampshire	9	5
Indiana	10	15
Mississippi	10	12
Georgia	12	29
Oklahoma	13	11
Missouri	14	18
Ohio	15	25
Kansas	16	14
Texas	17	35
Florida	18	4
South Carolina	19	16
West Virginia	20	30
South Dakota	21	1
New Mexico	22	19
North Carolina	23	10
Maryland	24	22
Idaho	25	26
Tennessee	26	27
Delaware	27	3
Colorado	28	28
Vermont	29	20
Utah	30	17
Michigan	31	37
North Dakota	32	8
Virginia	33	2
Nevada	34	45
Pennsylvania	35	43
Alaska	36	40
Hawaii	37	44
New York	38	39
Nebraska	39	7
Washington	40	38
New Jersey	41	48
Minnesota	42	36
Kentucky	43	21
Illinois	44	42
Massachusetts	45	41
Wyoming	46	34
California	47	50
Connecticut	48	49
Oregon	49	51
District of Columbia	50	46
Rhode Island	51	47

Detailed Findings: How Arizona unemployment compares

State	Change in Unemployment Claims (Latest Week vs. Previous Week)*	Change in Unemployment Claims (Latest Week vs Same Week of 2024)**	Change in Unemployment Claims (Year to Date vs Same Period of 2024)***	Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force
Iowa	-32.49%	-15.85%	-0.88%	88
Arkansas	-5.12%	-23.51%	-6.67%	81
Alabama	-10.56%	-9.80%	-10.90%	80
Montana	0.00%	-9.14%	-8.12%	60
Wisconsin	2.72%	-22.54%	-10.00%	95
Louisiana	-4.83%	-18.91%	3.94%	71
Maine	-6.88%	-2.40%	1.47%	57
Arizona	1.16%	-15.38%	-6.75%	93
New Hampshire	-8.35%	-4.36%	4.35%	56
Indiana	1.80%	-8.30%	-4.54%	73
Mississippi	-1.09%	-7.80%	-1.75%	71
Georgia	2.58%	-18.65%	1.61%	85
Oklahoma	-4.37%	0.31%	1.58%	64
Missouri	-4.68%	-5.83%	5.14%	75
Ohio	0.32%	-9.13%	5.20%	83
Kansas	5.15%	-8.55%	3.90%	73
Texas	-0.78%	-9.06%	2.47%	106
Florida	-0.35%	12.01%	3.50%	56
South Carolina	-1.95%	0.62%	7.04%	75
West Virginia	2.84%	1.18%	-0.20%	87
South Dakota	7.84%	3.77%	10.58%	33
New Mexico	0.26%	-2.32%	10.62%	76
North Carolina	-0.67%	2.41%	12.90%	64
Maryland	-0.79%	-4.98%	18.20%	77
Idaho	4.59%	6.44%	4.99%	83
Tennessee	4.59%	2.35%	7.41%	85
Delaware	6.87%	12.90%	7.39%	55
Colorado	0.29%	-2.41%	16.34%	85
Vermont	8.37%	3.42%	8.52%	76
Utah	3.88%	0.43%	15.82%	75
Michigan	8.85%	-15.81%	8.39%	129
North Dakota	15.25%	-5.17%	16.73%	59
Virginia	-8.80%	3.97%	32.48%	52
Nevada	-2.46%	-5.61%	4.76%	160
Pennsylvania	-2.62%	-3.34%	7.03%	148
Alaska	21.23%	5.98%	-13.40%	139
Hawaii	11.43%	0.47%	-5.32%	156
New York	5.73%	-0.07%	5.12%	137
Nebraska	2.41%	9.43%	25.71%	58
Washington	2.99%	7.45%	12.54%	131
New Jersey	-3.82%	-3.00%	9.34%	195
Minnesota	9.77%	11.18%	10.51%	122
Kentucky	-2.27%	-9.55%	50.73%	77
Illinois	-2.98%	12.77%	17.90%	146
Massachusetts	29.07%	5.99%	-1.50%	143
Wyoming	14.23%	28.57%	7.23%	101
California	2.80%	4.83%	3.15%	206
Connecticut	12.31%	11.82%	5.24%	196
Oregon	4.65%	34.27%	10.34%	215
District of Columbia	-0.77%	40.47%	93.37%	183
Rhode Island	99.30%	53.41%	12.79%	194