August's employment report reflects a labor market that continues to show resilience. One economist says the state’s job market is in a good spot heading into the final months of 2025.
Arizona’s unemployment rate held steady from July to August.
Doug Walls, the chief economist for the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, says there were job gains in eight of the 12 job sectors.
"Health care and social assistance, professional and business services, construction, financial activities, and other services recorded stronger than usual gains or smaller than expected losses, helping to offset weakness in other areas," Walls said.
Those areas included government and manufacturing.
Walls says the state gained more than 38,000 jobs since August of 2024. The state’s unemployment rate of 4.1% was still lower than the national rate of 4.3%.
