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Arizona’s unemployment rate drops to 5.8 percent in May
Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 5.8 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from April. State Department of Administration officials say it marks the third consecutive month that Arizona's jobless rate fell by at least two-tenths of a percent.
Bipartisan bill seeks to allow math credit for high school computer classes
A bill to allow Arizona high school students to take a computer science course in place of a required math course would make them more competitive for the growing number of technology jobs, two state lawmakers say.
Arizona’s jobless rate shrinks
Arizona’s job landscape received a welcome boost in November, when the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent amid a hiring spree in the retail sector to meet the demands of the Holiday season.
State’s jobless rate falls as economic growth improves slightly
The jobless rate fell to 8.2 percent in October, compared to 8.3 percent in the month before, the state’s Office of Employment and Population Statistics reported today. In contrast, the... […]
McCain, Flake vote to ban workplace discrimination for sexual orientation
WASHINGTON – Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake joined an overwhelming majority of senators Thursday to pass a bill banning workplace discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Higher education officials press for more business engagement
University officials today pressed the business community and the state for more engagement in creating a robust college education system, even as they acknowledged that schools are adapting to technology-driven changes in higher education.
McCain says immigration reform will create jobs
Sen. John McCain is trying to convince Arizona business leaders to support immigration reform by touting its impact on the state's economy.
Obama’s impact
Arizonans find lots to criticize amidst a few glimmers of praise
A huge rise in deportations. Regulatory overreach. Borderlands decimated by off-road vehicles. Operation Fast and Furious. More than four years after Barack Obama became president, liberals and conservatives alike have lots to criticize about what has happened in Arizona during his presidency.
Experts forecast full economic recovery for Arizona
Economists predicted today that Arizona will fully recover from the recent recession in about three years.
Report: Arizona jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent
Arizona's unemployment rate is down slightly due to growth in professional and business services and a drop in people looking for work.
Brewer now ‘more favorable’ on contraception bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says a contraception coverage bill now on her desk was improved in the time since she voiced reservations about an earlier version as being intrusive.
Brewer signs bill to reverse public pension change
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill reversing a cost-cutting decision that made state and local government employees pay a bigger share of the costs of the state's main public retirement system.
