Arizona added 8,200 jobs in September – the 21st highest in month-over-month employment growth among all states.
Other key findings include:
- The states manufacturing sector gained 1,400 jobs in September, the largest number of jobs gains for this sector since December 2022.
- Arizona has added 49,800 jobs since December 2022; just to keep pace with population growth the state needs to add about 75,000 jobs annually.
- On average, the revisions between preliminary and final monthly jobs data today are 2-3 times larger than during the two years prior to the pandemic.
- Real average hourly wage has declined more than 6% since February 2020.
Read the full report: https://commonsenseinstituteaz.org/arizona-jobs-and-labor-force-update-october-2023/
