Tucson jobs increased last month, although state and local employment was weak, according to an analysis from the Economic and Business Research Center (EBRC). Here’s a closer look at Arizona jobs.
Arizona added 11,200 seasonally-seasonally adjusted jobs over the month in September, a big improvement over the revised 1,200 job loss in August. The preliminary estimate put the August job loss at 2,500. Arizona job gains in September were the largest since November 2023.
Arizona’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.5% in September, up from 3.4% in August. It remained well below the national rate of 4.1%…