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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Arizona > Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Phoenix Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2026
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Consumer Expenditures for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
CPI Historical Table - Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area — April 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — March 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2026
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Economy at a Glance:
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)2,766.2 (2)2,751.4 2,751.2 2,709.7 (p)2,705.4  

Employment(1)

 (2)2,661.1 (2)2,654.5 2,631.5 2,594.8 (p)2,598.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)105.1 (2)96.9 119.7 115.0 (p)107.3  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.8 (2)3.5 4.4 4.2 (p)4.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 2,495.1 2,496.0 2,460.9 2,485.7 2,479.6 (p)2,492.4

12-month % change

 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 (p)0.6

Mining and Logging(4)

 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 (p)4.5

12-month % change

 10.5 10.3 15.8 12.8 12.8 (p)15.4

Construction(4)

 177.7 178.5 176.1 179.2 179.1 (p)178.3

12-month % change

 -3.1 -2.2 -2.1 -1.0 -1.5 (p)-1.4

Manufacturing(4)

 149.1 147.9 147.4 148.0 148.5 (p)147.6

12-month % change

 0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 (p)0.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 489.9 493.0 478.1 475.7 472.9 (p)473.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7 (p)-0.2

Information(4)

 40.8 41.3 40.6 41.0 40.7 (p)41.5

12-month % change

 -0.7 1.0 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 (p)3.0

Financial Activities(4)

 211.0 211.7 209.2 209.6 206.9 (p)207.0

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.1 -1.2 -1.5 -3.0 (p)-2.7

Professional and Business Services(4)

 390.7 391.2 381.6 388.1 387.3 (p)392.0

12-month % change

 0.1 0.8 -0.8 0.7 0.6 (p)2.1

Education and Health Services(4)

 423.4 425.2 425.9 428.0 429.4 (p)433.8

12-month % change

 1.3 1.7 2.8 2.7 3.0 (p)4.1

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 266.9 266.2 264.1 270.5 269.3 (p)271.1

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.6 -1.3 -0.7 -2.3 (p)-1.1

Other Services(4)

 78.0 78.2 78.0 79.4 80.1 (p)80.3

12-month % change

 -2.6 -0.4 1.0 2.5 2.2 (p)2.4

Government(4)

 263.4 258.5 255.5 261.8 261.0 (p)262.6

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.7 -1.8 -0.7 -0.5 (p)-0.6

Consumer Price Index: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

CPI-U, All items(5)

   186.730   187.481   190.720

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     2.2   1.7   3.0

CPI-W, All items(6)

   184.878   185.277   189.530

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

     1.7   1.0   2.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary