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News Releases:
Feb
26
Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025

Arizona had 122,000 job openings in December 2025, compared to 145,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.4 percent in January.

Feb
12
Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — December 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ, metropolitan area for the year ending in December 2025.

Arizona Economy at a Glance:
Arizona
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,798.5 3,802.4 3,816.5 (2)- 3,843.6 (p)3,853.1

Employment(1)

 3,642.4 3,645.3 3,656.0 (2)- 3,678.2 (p)3,685.9

Unemployment(1)

 156.1 157.1 160.5 (2)- 165.4 (p)167.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.1 4.1 4.2 (2)- 4.3 (p)4.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,253.0 3,254.6 3,258.1 3,262.3 3,258.2 (p)3,264.6

12-month % change

 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.8 (p)0.8

Mining and Logging(4)

 16.0 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.4 (p)16.5

12-month % change

 8.8 9.5 8.8 8.7 10.1 (p)10.0

Construction(4)

 225.3 225.2 225.6 226.4 223.1 (p)227.0

12-month % change

 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.1 (p)2.6

Manufacturing(4)

 191.3 192.3 192.1 192.3 192.2 (p)191.3

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.6 -0.7 -0.2 -1.0 (p)-1.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 614.1 615.6 615.2 616.0 612.1 (p)613.6

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 (p)-1.2

Information(4)

 46.5 46.2 46.1 46.6 47.1 (p)47.2

12-month % change

 -3.1 -3.1 -4.0 -2.1 -0.2 (p)-0.8

Financial Activities(4)

 240.4 242.1 242.0 240.6 240.5 (p)241.2

12-month % change

 1.1 1.9 1.8 0.9 0.9 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(4)

 457.7 458.5 461.0 464.2 466.3 (p)465.8

12-month % change

 1.0 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.9 (p)2.1

Education & Health Services(4)

 559.1 560.6 560.4 561.5 560.3 (p)561.5

12-month % change

 4.6 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.0 (p)3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 365.6 364.2 364.7 366.0 366.9 (p)368.8

12-month % change

 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.5 (p)1.1

Other Services(4)

 106.2 106.1 105.9 105.9 107.1 (p)107.0

12-month % change

 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 4.5 (p)2.9

Government(4)

 430.8 427.7 429.0 426.6 426.2 (p)424.7

12-month % change

 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 -1.3 -1.6 (p)-2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Phoenix Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2026
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2026
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2026
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Flagstaff — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Havasu City-Kingman — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Prescott Valley-Prescott — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tucson — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Yuma — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Union Members in Arizona — 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
County Employment and Wages in Arizona — First Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2025
Women’s Earnings in Arizona – 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Expenditures for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arizona — 2024 Unemployment News Release Mar 2025
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2026
CPI Historical Table - Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area — December 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2026
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — December 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Arizona – Fourth Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2025
Fatal Work Injuries in Arizona — 2023 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Sierra Vista-Douglas — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Arizona — 2024 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Feb 2026
Tucson Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2026
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025 Employment News Release Feb 2026
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023
Resources for Technology Industry Leaders Employment Factsheet Mar 2025