Employment Report
Arizona Employment Increased by 18,100 Jobs Since April 2024*
Arizona Unemployment Remained at 4.1%
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Overview
The Arizona seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in April 2025 from March 2025. The U.S. SA unemployment rate remained at 4.2% in April 2025 from March 2025.
Month over month, Arizona’s SA labor force increased by 2,409 individuals, or 0.1%. Year over year, the SA labor force increased by 51,777 individuals, or 1.4%.
Month Over Month Highlights
Month over month, from March 2025 to April 2025, Arizona not-seasonally adjusted (NSA) nonfarm employment increased by 20,900 jobs (0.6%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (6,400 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (3,400 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (2,800 jobs)
- Leisure & Hospitality (2,600 jobs)
- Construction (2,400 jobs)
- Other Services (1,400 jobs)
- Private Educational Services (1,100 jobs)
- Government (900 jobs)
- Information (800 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (200 jobs)
- Manufacturing (-900 jobs)
- Financial Activities (-200 jobs)
Year Over Year Highlights
Year over year, from April 2024 to April 2025, Arizona NSA nonfarm employment increased by 18,100 jobs (0.6%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (20,500 jobs)
- Other Services (3,200 jobs)
- Construction (2,600 jobs)
- Private Educational Services (1,700 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (1,100 jobs)
- Government (400 jobs)
- Leisure & Hospitality (300 jobs)
- Financial Activities (200 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-3,700 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (-3,400 jobs)
- Manufacturing (-3,300 jobs)
- Information (-1,500 jobs)
*Total Nonfarm Employment
The next press release is scheduled for June 19, 2025.