(The Center Square) — Arizona’s June seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%.
The state’s jobless rate ties America’s average June unemployment rate as well, according to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Arizona is tied with South Carolina as having America’s 34th lowest unemployment rate, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Year-over-year, the state’s jobless rate has increased by 0.6%.
For the state’s most populous part, the Phoenix metropolitan area, the unemployment rate was 4%. It had increased 0.3% from May and 0.5% year-over-year.
Based on non-seasonally adjusted numbers, Arizona employment decreased by 59,100 jobs in June. The sectors that lost the most jobs were “Government, Professional and Business Services” and “Leisure and Hospitality.”
“Government” lost 37,100 jobs while the Professional and Business Services and Leisure and Hospitality lost 8,500 jobs and 7,400 jobs, respectively.
The industries that gained the most jobs were “Trade, Transportation and Utilities,” manufacturing and construction.
Trade, etc., gained 1,600 jobs. Manufacturing got an additional 1,100 jobs, and construction gained 600 jobs.
Year-over-year, non-seasonally adjusted numbers show Arizona has added 14,400 jobs, which is a 0.5% increase. The private sector accounted for 13,000 of these jobs.
The sectors that saw the biggest gains during this time span were “Health Care and Social Assistance,” “Leisure and Hospitality” and government.
Health Care and Social Assistance saw 20,400 new jobs, while Leisure and Hospitality gained 3,500 jobs. Government saw 1,400 additional jobs.
On the other side, the sectors that lost the most jobs year-over-year were manufacturing, Professional and Business Services, and Trade, Transportation and Utilities.
Manufacturing lost 4,300 jobs, while professional services and trade, etc., lost 3,700 jobs and 2,900 jobs, respectively.
Arizona saw the state’s civilian labor force increase by 35,600 people from May to June. Year-over-year, the number increased by 70,900 people.
Moreover, the state’s labor force participation rate was 61.4%, ranking 35th nationwide. That’s according to a report by the congressional Joint Economic Committee.
