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New law to force unemployed to take any job
Arizonans who don't take pretty much any job after being out of work for at least four weeks will lose their unemployment benefits.
Arizona unemployment rises to 4.5 percent in December
The Department of Administrationai??i??s economic research staff reported that the stateai??i??s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.5 percent in December from 4.3 percent in November.
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’s economic future depends largely on Trump, forecasters say
Arizona should see continued job growth and a lower unemployment rate this coming year according to two economists.
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.
Fastest growing employment sector in Arizona: jobs requiring minimal education
The biggest share of jobs Arizona will create in the next two years will be in positions that don’t require even a high school diploma.
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.
Arizona employment rate inches down; construction still struggles
Arizona added 23,300 private sector jobs last month. But many of them may just be temporary. New figures show 10,700 of those jobs were in retail sales. Aruna Murthy, director of economic analysis for the state Department of Administration, said most of these likely are seasonal hires.
Forecast: Arizona 2015 job growth unspectacular
Arizona will likely see lackluster economic growth in the coming year as the hangover from the housing bust continues to dampen the economic recovery, economists presenting at an annual forecast meeting said Wednesday.
Arizona’s jobless rate down 2nd month in a row
Arizona's unemployment rate has dropped for a second straight month. State Department of Administration economists said Thursday that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.8 percent, down from 6.9 percent in September.
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.
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.
