PHOENIX — After two months of increases, the unemployment rate in Greenlee County fell slightly in July.
That’s according to data released Thursday by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Greenlee County’s jobless rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point in July, to 3.8 percent. Greenlee remains the only county in the state with a jobless rate under 4 percent, and one of only two under 5 percent.
July marks the 54th month in a row that Greenlee had the state’s lowest unemployment.
The unemployment rate in Graham County remained flat in July, at 5.2 percent. Graham has the third lowest jobless rate in the state, behind Greenlee and Maricopa County at 4.7 percent. Gila County is also at 5.2 percent unemployment.
The unemployment rate in Cochise County remained flat in July, at 6.9 percent.
Arizona’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased also remained flat in July, at 4.9 percent, while the national unemployment decreased one-tenth of a point, to 4.1 percent.
Job gains were reported in just two economic sectors: Financial activities (up 1,300 jobs) and information (up 600 jobs).
Reporting job losses were leisure and hospitality (down 8,300 jobs); government (down 2,900 jobs); construction (down 1,800 jobs); health care and social assistance (down 1,700 jobs); private educational services (down 1,400 jobs); trade, transportation and utilities (down 1,000 jobs); natural resources and mining (down 400 jobs); professional and business services (down 400 jobs); and manufacturing (down 100 jobs).
