Arizona added jobs in April, but its employment rate has been stuck at 2024 levels for 2 years

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 334

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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After seven months of lower employment rates than last year, Arizona’s job market finally saw positive growth in April, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A recent report from the Common Sense Institute, a conservative economic think tank, analyzed federal data and found that Arizona’s inability to top last year’s figures ended last month, when the state added 8,100 new jobs. The state’s unemployment rate also stopped increasing …

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