Unemployment

By Tasha Anderson and Rebekah Morris for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.8 percent in June 2021, from 6.7 percent in May 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate increased to 5.9 percent from 5.8 percent in May. In June 2020, the state had a seasonally adjusted …

By Tasha Anderson and Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent in May 2021, from April 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent in May 2021, from April 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …

The National Federation of Independent Businesses has reported 44 percent of companies have job openings they cannot fill. The number is an all-time high for the survey. A recent report from The Conference Board, entitled, …

By Tasha Anderson and Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent in April 2021, from March 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 6.7 percent in March 2021, from February 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.9 percent in February 2021, from January 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 6.7 percent in January 2021, from December 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.5 percent in December 2020, from November 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate remained at 6.7 percent from November. In December 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in November 2020, from October 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 6.7 percent from 6.9 percent in October. In November 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.0 percent in October 2020, from September 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …

Source: Colliers International  The Greater Phoenix retail market posted positive net absorption in third quarter, despite the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vacancy rose slightly during the quarter to 7.7 percent as the city was recognized for comparatively …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.7 percent in September 2020, from August 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 7.9 percent from 8.4 percent in August. In September 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.6 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.9 percent in August 2020, from July 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 8.4 percent from 10.2 percent in July. In August 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.6 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.6 percent in July 2020, from June 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 10.2 percent from 11.1 percent in June. In July 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.7 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10 percent in June 2020, from May 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 11.1 percent from 13.3 percent in May. In June 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 8.9 percent in May 2020, from April 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 13.3 percent from 14.7 percent in April. In May 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8 percent, and the national was …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 12.6 percent in April 2020, from March 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate increased to 14.7 percent from 4.4 percent in March. In April 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8 percent, and the national …

Source: Associated Builders and Contractors  The construction industry lost 975,000 jobs on net in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was the largest recorded decrease in construction …

By George W. Hammond for AZ Big Media  There is still a huge amount of uncertainty about the future of the outbreak and the economic impacts on the Arizona economy associated with it. Regarding the outbreak, the …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.5 percent in March 2020, from February 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate increased to 4.4 percent from 3.5 percent in February. In March 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8 percent, and the national …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.5 percent in February 2020, from January 2020, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.   The national rate decreased to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent in January. In February 2019, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.9 percent, and …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.5 percent in January 2020, from December 2019, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national …