Employment Report
Employment Report
Arizona Employment Increased by 66,200 Jobs Since June 2023*
Arizona Unemployment Decreased to 3.3%
The Full Release
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Overview
The Arizona seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate decreased to 3.3% in June 2024 from 3.4% in May 2024. The U.S. SA unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in June 2024 from 4.0% in May 2024.
Month over month, Arizona’s SA labor force increased by 6,837 individuals, or 0.2%. Year over year, the SA labor force increased by 58,397 individuals, or 1.6%.
Month Over Month Highlights
Month over month, from May 2024 to June 2024, Arizona not-seasonally adjusted (NSA) nonfarm employment decreased by 46,300 jobs (-1.4%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Financial Activities (2,400 jobs)
- Construction (400 jobs)
- Manufacturing (200 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (100 jobs)
- Information (100 jobs)
- Other Services (0 jobs)
- Government (-34,000 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (-5,000 jobs)
- Private Educational Servicesᵼ (-4,600 jobs)
- Leisure & Hospitality (-2,900 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-2,000 jobs)
- Health Care and Social Assistanceᵼ (-1,000 jobs)
Year Over Year Highlights
Year over year, from June 2023 to June 2024, Arizona NSA nonfarm employment increased by 66,200 jobs (2.1%).
Arizona's major sectors recorded the following job changes:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (26,800 jobs)
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities (13,000 jobs)
- Government (13,000 jobs)
- Private Educational Services (7,400 jobs)
- Professional & Business Services (3,700 jobs)
- Other Services (2,600 jobs)
- Financial Activities (2,200 jobs)
- Construction (1,200 jobs)
- Natural Resources & Mining (900 jobs)
- Information (-2,100 jobs)
- Leisure & Hospitality (-1,400 jobs)
- Manufacturing (-1,100 jobs)
*Total Nonfarm Employment, Year-Over-Year Change
The next press release is scheduled for August 15, 2024.