Arizona Unemployment Rate Falls...

Arizona unemployment rate falls, from the Phoenix Business Journal, reports that Arizona added 36,800 new jobs in February and the state's unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 4.4 percent, another indication that the area continues to grow and attract new residents. Most of the new jobs created last month were in the government sector, a gain of 16,600. And three industry groups hit new record employment levels in February; leisure and hospitality, educational and health services, and construction. State economists also said that "given the degree of momentum in the economy, Arizona will most likely reach a record number of jobs in the next month or two."



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