Arizona's job growth is lagging behind most other states, ranking 47th with a net loss of 1,900 jobs in 2025. Factors contributing to the slowdown include tariff uncertainty and high interest rates.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After a string of U.S. companies announced layoffs in the new year, Arizona’s Family is taking a closer look at the job market in our state for 2025. “Layoffs are never easy to ...

(The Center Square) – Arizona continues to fare better compared with other states when it comes to job growth. A Common Sense Institute analysis of the state's October jobs report determined that the ...

(The Center Square) - Arizona’s job growth increased at more than double the national pace from December 2024 to December 2025, a new report shows. The Common Sense Institute of Arizona released a ...

Arizona has been a reliable and long-standing national leader in job growth. But so far this year, the state has taken a big step backwards. Through the first seven months, Arizona has ranked 46th in ...

PHOENIX — Last week the Labor Department released their annual preliminary benchmark for the nation’s job figures. It reduced the number of jobs added between March 2023 and March 2024 by over eight ...

PHOENIX — A new report from the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity projects Arizona will gain over 450,000 jobs in the next 10 years. The projection's annualized growth rate of 1.2% would outpace ...

In Arizona, the slowdown marks a shift from the fast gains seen after the pandemic. The slower wage growth follows a broader cooling in Arizona’s job market last year. Nationally, most of January's ...