the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In July, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 29, including Arizona.
Unemployment rose in 4 states, and remained unchanged in 18 states.
Arizona added 2,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent, in July. In the prior month, Arizona added 2,700 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Arizona added 23,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.6 percentage points from 4.3 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, or 0 percent. Arizona is tied for 11th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In July, Arizona’s private sector added 1,900 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 29,900 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Arizona added 2,500 net private payroll jobs.
In July, employment in Arizona fell by 14,715, and over the past 12 months it fell by 108,851.
Arizona’s labor force participation rate fell to 60.1 percent in July from 60.3 percent and ranks 37th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 2 percentage points.
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