Arizona unemployment numbers remain the same

New data from the Arizona Department of Administration show the state's unemployment rate stayed flat at 7.9 percent in March, with more than 16,000 non-farm jobs gained from February.

Chandler will be home to new General Motors IT Innovation Center

General Motors will be hiring a thousand high-tech employees to staff its new Information Technology Innovation Center in Chandler.

Yuma, La Paz wages well below national average

A report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that weekly wages in Yuma and La Paz counties are well below both the state and national average of $903.

US Airways flight attendants approve new contract, just in time to do it again

Flight attendants at US Airways approved a new contract that wraps up some unfinished business from the airline's 2005 merger with America West. 

Construction labor produces employment ripple effects

As new construction slowly comes back to Phoenix, its shaking up the Valley's labor needs.

CenturyLink workers could go on strike

CenturyLink could face a strike by unionized workers in Arizona and a dozen other states.

Audits up, arrests down in worksite immigration enforcement

Federal audits to ensure Arizona businesses are following proper hiring practices to employ legal workers quadrupled over the last four years, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data.

Stalled land exchange forces copper mine layoffs

Four hundred Arizona copper workers will be losing their jobs in the next few months. Uncertainty over a land exchange that has been stalled in Congress, is forcing the layoffs, according to the mine owners.

Phoenix construction jobs bouncing back

According to an analysis released Thursday, Phoenix ranks third in the country in number of construction jobs added over the last year.

Older Arizonans working longer

Older Arizonans are staying on the job longer, or returning to the workforce, as the value of retirement plans declines in a struggling economy.

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