Employment Report
Arizona Employment Increased by 65,000 Jobs Since October 2023*
Arizona Unemployment Increased to 3.6%
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Overview
The Arizona seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate increased to 3.6% in October 2024 from 3.5% in September 2024. The U.S. SA unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in October 2024 from September 2024.
Month over month, Arizona’s SA labor force decreased by 3,777 individuals, or -0.1%. Year over year, the SA labor force increased by 35,285 individuals, or 0.9%.
Month Over Month Highlights
Month over month, from September 2024 to October 2024, Arizona not-seasonally adjusted (NSA) nonfarm employment increased by 24,400 jobs (0.7%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Leisure & Hospitality (7,700 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (5,900 jobs)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (4,800 jobs)
- Financial Activities (1,800 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (1,700 jobs)
- Construction (1,200 jobs)
- Government (1,100 jobs)
- Private Educational Services (900 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (200 jobs)
- Information (0 jobs)
- Manufacturing (-500 jobs)
- Other Services (-400 jobs)
Year Over Year Highlights
Year over year, from October 2023 to October 2024, Arizona NSA nonfarm employment increased by 65,000 jobs (2.0%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (25,000 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (10,900 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (7,100 jobs)
- Government (5,900 jobs)
- Financial Activities (5,800 jobs)
- Private Educational Services (4,100 jobs)
- Construction (3,500 jobs)
- Leisure & Hospitality (2,800 jobs)
- Other Services (2,000 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (1,200 jobs)
- Manufacturing (-2,400 jobs)
- Information (-900 jobs)
*Total Nonfarm Employment
The next press release is scheduled for December 19, 2024.