Arizona adds 21,200 jobs, extends growth streak
Arizona gained 21,200 jobs year over year in May, according to a new report.
Common Sense Institute Arizona released a report showing the state experienced year-over-year job growth for the second consecutive month, following eight straight months of year-over-year job decline.
The report noted Arizona’s 0.65% year-over-year job growth ranked 10th in America, more than doubling the national average of 0.32%.
Doug Walls, the labor market information director for the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, told The Center Square that eight of the 12 major industries in Arizona saw job growth.
Walls said job gains in Arizona continue to be dominated by the healthcare industry, which saw the sixth-best year-over-year job growth in America.
On top of this, he pointed out that Arizona’s information and mining sectors grew at the second-largest and fourth-fastest rates in America, year over year, respectively.
According to the report, Arizona gained 500 manufacturing jobs year over year, ranking 11th in America.
Zach Milne, a senior economist for CSI, told The Center Square that manufacturing is an important sector in Arizona, noting it has many high-paying jobs such as in aerospace, chip and high-tech manufacturing.
The report also showed Arizona’s construction industry experienced year-over-year job growth of 0.18%.
Milne said the construction growth is a good sign because it shows that things are being built that could contribute to economic output.
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