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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area — August 2026 County Employment and Wages in Arizona — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Arizona — Fourth Quarter 2025
Arizona Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale increased 0.5 percent for the two months ending in August 2026.
Sep
04
Employment declined in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Arizona from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
19
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Arizona were 160,261.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,783.6 | 3,760.0 | 3,744.5 | 3,724.4 | 3,709.9 | (p)3,701.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,607.1 | 3,582.1 | 3,565.8 | 3,543.4 | 3,528.6 | (p)3,519.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
176.5 | 177.9 | 178.7 | 180.9 | 181.3 | (p)182.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,274.3 | 3,282.4 | 3,280.8 | 3,283.5 | 3,283.6 | (p)3,279.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | (p)17.1 |
12-month % change |
|
7.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.6 | (p)8.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
224.0 | 224.3 | 226.0 | 228.4 | 228.1 | (p)228.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
193.4 | 193.3 | 192.1 | 191.4 | 191.9 | (p)192.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.3 | (p)-0.3 |
|
|
621.0 | 623.0 | 625.0 | 628.2 | 629.2 | (p)629.0 | |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | (p)0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
49.1 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | (p)49.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)2.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
239.9 | 239.8 | 240.4 | 238.6 | 238.2 | (p)237.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -2.3 | (p)-2.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
465.2 | 467.9 | 467.9 | 469.0 | 469.2 | (p)467.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | (p)2.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
564.1 | 566.8 | 567.0 | 567.7 | 568.4 | (p)567.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | (p)2.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
368.2 | 367.6 | 364.6 | 362.6 | 360.5 | (p)359.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -2.3 | (p)-2.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
105.9 | 105.8 | 105.2 | 104.8 | 105.5 | (p)106.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | (p)4.0 |
Government(3) |
|
426.9 | 427.7 | 426.1 | 426.3 | 426.3 | (p)424.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.7 | (p)-1.0 |
|
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