| Unemployment Rate (Sea. Adj.) | |||
| NA = Not Available 1) Maricopa and Pinal counties 2) Pima County 3) Yuma County 4) Coconino County 5) Yavapai County 6) Mohave County *Rates for these areas are not official BLS estimates |
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| May ’10 | Apr ’10 | May ’09 | |
| United States | 9.7% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| Arizona | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| *Phoenix MSA(1) | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.7% |
| *Tucson MSA(2) | 9.0% | 8.8% | 8.5% |
| *Yuma MSA(3) | 22.6% | 26.3% | 19.8% |
| *Flagstaff MSA(4) | 9.6% | 9.3% | 7.6% |
| *Prescott MSA(5) | 10.2% | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| *Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA(6) | 11.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| Arizona Minimum Wage 2010 |
| At a public meeting held on October 7, 2009, the Industrial Commission of Arizona determined that Arizona’s minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would be maintained for calendar year 2010. Arizona’s minimum wage will not increase in 2010 because the CPI-U decreased and the Minimum Wage Act does not provide for a decrease in the Arizona minimum wage. Maintaining the Arizona minimum wage at $7.25 per hour rate means that Arizona’s minimum wage will continue to be the same as the federal minimum wage of $7.25 through 2010. |
| See Industrial Commission of Arizona minimum wage page: www.ica.state.az.us/Labor/Labor_MinWag_main.aspx |
| See also U.S. Dept of Labor: www.dol.gov/whd/minimumwage.htm |
