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May 16, 2018

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.

Jan 18, 2018

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.

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Oct 20, 2017

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.

Dec 5, 2016

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.

Aug 18, 2016

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.

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Apr 25, 2016

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.

Jun 19, 2015

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.

Dec 19, 2014

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.

Dec 3, 2014

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.

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Nov 21, 2014

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.

Aug 25, 2014

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.

Dec 19, 2013

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.

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