The state's jobless rate is up a tenth of a point and stands exactly where it did a year ago.

Arizona's unemployment rate is down slightly due to growth in professional and business services and a drop in people looking for work.

Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is holding at 8.7 percent despite the loss of 3,000 jobs in December.

Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped two-tenths of a percent as the state's economy added thousands of jobs, mostly in government but also in construction.

Arizona's unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent for the second consecutive month.