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Jobless rate is down, wages up, but not all is worth celebrating
Arizona’s unemployment is at the lowest rate in decades, there are more jobs than workers available to fill them and salaries are inching up, all of which should be good indicators for workers. Experts say – it depends.
State jobless rate drops to 10-year low, drives wage increases
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropped to 4.7 percent last month, the lowest rate in nearly a decade. The decline of three tenths of a point came as private sector employers said they added 10,300 new workers between August and September.
Arizona jobless rate rises again
New figures released this morning show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July hit 6.0 percent. That’s up two tenths of a percent from June.
Affordable Care Act leads to growth in health care jobs
The state’s jobless rate ticked up one-tenth of a point last month, to 7.0 percent, amid lackluster overall growth of jobs in the private sector and sharp but seasonally expected declines in employment in public education.
AZ jobless rate dips, but job growth still ‘mediocre’
The state’s jobless rate dropped four-tenths of a point in April, the biggest month-over-month decline in decades and the first time the rate has been less than 7 percent since 2008.
Federal shutdown delays Arizona’s jobless numbers
There's another casualty of the federal government partial shutdown: Arizona's unemployment numbers.
Arizona jobless rate inches up
Arizona’s economy might be recovering, but the job market didn’t quite keep pace — or at least not last month.
Arizona unemployment rate at 9.6 percent in January
The latest Arizona unemployment report puts the state's jobless rate for January at 9.6 percent.
It’s still the economy
The figures paint a grim picture: Arizona’s jobless rate stands at 9.7 percent, revenues have come in below forecast, the state’s budget deficit could reach $700 million in the current... […]
