From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Arizona were 172,016, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 166,669, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 5,347 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2024. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 5,685. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 6.1 percent of private-sector employment in Arizona; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Arizona, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 128,856 in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 7,659 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 43,160 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 3,674 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 6.0 percent of private-sector employment in Arizona; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Arizona, contracting establishments lost 128,435 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 8,623 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 38,234 jobs, a decrease of 23,640 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 6 of the 11 published industry sectors in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2024. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 4,726 jobs. This was the result of 28,955 gross job gains and 24,229 gross job losses. The transportation and warehousing industry had a net gain of 4,523 jobs. Professional and business services showed a net loss of 4,372 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Arizona, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	179,807	235,926	157,818	176,001	172,016	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	6.1
At expanding establishments	135,808	206,548	120,639	136,515	128,856	4.9	7.4	4.3	4.9	4.6
At opening establishments	43,999	29,378	37,179	39,486	43,160	1.6	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.5
Gross job losses	184,201	177,592	190,055	181,686	166,669	6.6	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.0
At contracting establishments	172,942	134,006	151,215	119,812	128,435	6.2	4.8	5.4	4.3	4.6
At closing establishments	11,259	43,586	38,840	61,874	38,234	0.4	1.6	1.4	2.2	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-4,394	58,334	-32,237	-5,685	5,347	-0.1	2.0	-1.2	-0.2	0.1
Construction
Gross job gains	19,155	31,958	15,357	15,668	17,071	8.9	14.2	6.8	7.0	7.6
At expanding establishments	14,012	31,023	12,684	12,813	12,569	6.5	13.8	5.6	5.7	5.6
At opening establishments	5,143	935	2,673	2,855	4,502	2.4	0.4	1.2	1.3	2.0
Gross job losses	17,821	16,176	24,013	18,193	15,403	8.2	7.2	10.6	8.1	6.9
At contracting establishments	17,073	11,836	19,517	12,582	11,894	7.9	5.3	8.6	5.6	5.3
At closing establishments	748	4,340	4,496	5,611	3,509	0.3	1.9	2.0	2.5	1.6
Net employment change (2)	1,334	15,782	-8,656	-2,525	1,668	0.7	7.0	-3.8	-1.1	0.7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	6,949	10,765	6,018	5,816	6,878	3.6	5.6	3.1	3.0	3.5
At expanding establishments	5,992	10,265	5,221	5,367	5,287	3.1	5.3	2.7	2.8	2.7
At opening establishments	957	500	797	449	1,591	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.8
Gross job losses	9,725	6,964	7,312	7,589	6,818	5.0	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.5
At contracting establishments	9,219	6,025	6,118	5,929	5,882	4.7	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0
At closing establishments	506	939	1,194	1,660	936	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.5
Net employment change (2)	-2,776	3,801	-1,294	-1,773	60	-1.4	2.0	-0.6	-0.9	0.0
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	5,861	7,443	6,042	6,098	5,457	5.0	6.3	5.0	5.1	4.6
At expanding establishments	4,497	7,041	4,593	5,039	4,058	3.8	6.0	3.8	4.2	3.4
At opening establishments	1,364	402	1,449	1,059	1,399	1.2	0.3	1.2	0.9	1.2
Gross job losses	7,913	6,566	5,712	8,551	5,971	6.8	5.6	4.8	7.1	4.9
At contracting establishments	7,609	4,575	4,204	3,968	4,352	6.5	3.9	3.5	3.3	3.6
At closing establishments	304	1,991	1,508	4,583	1,619	0.3	1.7	1.3	3.8	1.3
Net employment change (2)	-2,052	877	330	-2,453	-514	-1.8	0.7	0.2	-2.0	-0.3
Retail trade
Gross job gains	15,970	20,833	15,284	17,585	16,511	4.6	6.1	4.4	5.1	4.8
At expanding establishments	13,479	19,892	13,260	14,748	14,093	3.9	5.8	3.8	4.3	4.1
At opening establishments	2,491	941	2,024	2,837	2,418	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.7
Gross job losses	19,379	15,528	19,197	19,027	18,105	5.6	4.5	5.6	5.5	5.3
At contracting establishments	18,317	13,355	15,538	15,614	14,978	5.3	3.9	4.5	4.5	4.4
At closing establishments	1,062	2,173	3,659	3,413	3,127	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.9
Net employment change (2)	-3,409	5,305	-3,913	-1,442	-1,594	-1.0	1.6	-1.2	-0.4	-0.5
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	11,279	8,246	5,218	6,184	9,583	7.9	5.7	3.8	4.4	6.8
At expanding establishments	10,137	8,033	4,278	5,294	8,789	7.1	5.6	3.1	3.8	6.2
At opening establishments	1,142	213	940	890	794	0.8	0.1	0.7	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	6,369	11,556	6,793	6,366	5,060	4.5	8.1	4.9	4.6	3.6
At contracting establishments	6,080	10,236	5,803	4,522	4,075	4.3	7.2	4.2	3.3	2.9
At closing establishments	289	1,320	990	1,844	985	0.2	0.9	0.7	1.3	0.7
Net employment change (2)	4,910	-3,310	-1,575	-182	4,523	3.4	-2.4	-1.1	-0.2	3.2
Information
Gross job gains	3,049	2,495	2,005	2,439	2,347	6.0	5.1	4.1	5.0	4.8
At expanding establishments	2,375	2,370	1,734	2,011	1,847	4.7	4.8	3.5	4.1	3.8
At opening establishments	674	125	271	428	500	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.0
Gross job losses	3,883	3,820	2,642	3,850	3,446	7.6	7.8	5.4	7.9	7.0
At contracting establishments	3,657	3,047	2,251	1,912	2,616	7.2	6.2	4.6	3.9	5.3
At closing establishments	226	773	391	1,938	830	0.4	1.6	0.8	4.0	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-834	-1,325	-637	-1,411	-1,099	-1.6	-2.7	-1.3	-2.9	-2.2
Financial activities
Gross job gains	13,324	11,854	9,498	10,911	11,701	5.8	5.2	4.2	4.8	5.1
At expanding establishments	9,324	10,953	7,204	8,126	8,426	4.1	4.8	3.2	3.6	3.7
At opening establishments	4,000	901	2,294	2,785	3,275	1.7	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.4
Gross job losses	14,046	11,808	11,419	13,568	10,254	6.1	5.2	5.0	5.9	4.5
At contracting establishments	12,797	8,375	8,288	8,053	6,926	5.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.0
At closing establishments	1,249	3,433	3,131	5,515	3,328	0.5	1.5	1.4	2.4	1.5
Net employment change (2)	-722	46	-1,921	-2,657	1,447	-0.3	0.0	-0.8	-1.1	0.6
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	38,239	42,245	27,651	34,989	29,806	8.1	8.9	5.9	7.6	6.4
At expanding establishments	28,864	39,237	22,045	28,413	21,852	6.1	8.3	4.7	6.2	4.7
At opening establishments	9,375	3,008	5,606	6,576	7,954	2.0	0.6	1.2	1.4	1.7
Gross job losses	36,919	38,460	44,429	39,569	34,178	7.8	8.1	9.6	8.6	7.3
At contracting establishments	34,706	28,995	35,710	22,601	25,199	7.3	6.1	7.7	4.9	5.4
At closing establishments	2,213	9,465	8,719	16,968	8,979	0.5	2.0	1.9	3.7	1.9
Net employment change (2)	1,320	3,785	-16,778	-4,580	-4,372	0.3	0.8	-3.7	-1.0	-0.9
Education and health services
Gross job gains	23,238	34,435	25,459	26,888	25,169	4.5	6.6	4.8	5.1	4.7
At expanding establishments	17,464	32,406	19,921	22,262	19,321	3.4	6.2	3.8	4.2	3.6
At opening establishments	5,774	2,029	5,538	4,626	5,848	1.1	0.4	1.0	0.9	1.1
Gross job losses	29,270	22,590	23,752	22,601	23,972	5.6	4.3	4.5	4.2	4.4
At contracting establishments	27,029	15,282	18,152	14,427	17,963	5.2	2.9	3.4	2.7	3.3
At closing establishments	2,241	7,308	5,600	8,174	6,009	0.4	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-6,032	11,845	1,707	4,287	1,197	-1.1	2.3	0.3	0.9	0.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	26,588	29,825	26,951	27,068	28,955	7.4	8.4	7.5	7.6	8.0
At expanding establishments	19,717	27,940	20,240	21,035	23,143	5.5	7.9	5.6	5.9	6.4
At opening establishments	6,871	1,885	6,711	6,033	5,812	1.9	0.5	1.9	1.7	1.6
Gross job losses	25,858	29,627	29,468	29,857	24,229	7.2	8.4	8.2	8.3	6.7
At contracting establishments	24,329	22,581	24,102	22,869	19,118	6.8	6.4	6.7	6.4	5.3
At closing establishments	1,529	7,046	5,366	6,988	5,111	0.4	2.0	1.5	1.9	1.4
Net employment change (2)	730	198	-2,517	-2,789	4,726	0.2	0.0	-0.7	-0.7	1.3
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	6,265	6,729	5,925	7,178	5,609	7.5	8.0	7.0	8.4	6.6
At expanding establishments	4,233	6,414	4,746	5,567	4,078	5.1	7.6	5.6	6.5	4.8
At opening establishments	2,032	315	1,179	1,611	1,531	2.4	0.4	1.4	1.9	1.8
Gross job losses	4,792	6,545	7,171	6,181	7,867	5.7	7.8	8.5	7.3	9.1
At contracting establishments	4,534	4,379	5,263	3,534	6,030	5.4	5.2	6.2	4.2	7.0
At closing establishments	258	2,166	1,908	2,647	1,837	0.3	2.6	2.3	3.1	2.1
Net employment change (2)	1,473	184	-1,246	997	-2,258	1.8	0.2	-1.5	1.1	-2.5
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
United States(1)	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.8	5.7
Alabama	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3
Alaska	10.2	10.5	10.2	7.9	10.3	9.9	8.6	9.6	9.7	9.6
Arizona	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.0
Arkansas	6.2	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8	5.2	4.8
California	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.4	5.6	6.8	6.1	6.4
Colorado	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2	6.7	6.7
Connecticut	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.6
Delaware	6.1	6.0	5.9	6.8	6.1	5.8	5.1	6.5	6.4	6.4
District of Columbia	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.0	5.6	4.9	6.0	5.0	5.5
Florida	6.1	5.8	6.0	6.6	6.0	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.7	6.2
Georgia	6.2	6.0	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.1	5.4
Hawaii	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.0	4.9
Idaho	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.2	8.2	5.8	8.3	7.4	7.6	6.8
Illinois	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.1	4.8	5.3	5.1	5.2
Indiana	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.0	5.5	5.4	5.2
Iowa	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.6
Kansas	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.3	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.2
Kentucky	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.9	5.5	5.5
Louisiana	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.2	5.8	5.7	6.3	5.8	5.4
Maine	7.4	7.2	7.3	6.2	6.7	7.0	6.1	7.0	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.5	6.1	5.9
Massachusetts	5.5	5.2	5.7	4.9	5.3	5.5	5.1	5.6	5.8	5.6
Michigan	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.8	6.0
Minnesota	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.5	6.9	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.1
Mississippi	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.4
Missouri	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.3
Montana	8.8	8.1	7.9	7.3	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6	8.1	7.8
Nebraska	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.6	5.5
Nevada	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.4	6.2	5.7	5.9	5.8
New Hampshire	6.2	6.5	6.1	5.5	6.3	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.7	5.9
New Jersey	5.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4	5.8	5.3
New Mexico	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.8	5.8	6.0	6.3	6.3	5.9
New York	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.7	5.5
North Carolina	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.6	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.5
North Dakota	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.6	6.7
Ohio	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.4	5.2	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.1
Oklahoma	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.2	6.4	5.6	5.4
Oregon	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.8
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.2	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.1	4.8
Rhode Island	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.2	7.2	6.3	5.7	6.7	6.5	6.3
South Carolina	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.2	6.5	5.3	6.3	6.4	5.9	6.0
South Dakota	6.6	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.7	5.8	5.8	6.3	5.9	5.9
Tennessee	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.8	5.0
Texas	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.1
Utah	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6	6.1	6.2
Vermont	7.3	7.2	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	7.5	7.3	6.8
Virginia	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.5	5.5
Washington	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3
West Virginia	6.5	6.9	6.6	5.8	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.8	6.6	6.1
Wisconsin	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.2	4.8	5.5	5.4	5.0
Wyoming	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.6	8.8	8.4	8.3	9.0	9.0	8.4
Puerto Rico	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.4	4.4	4.8	4.6	4.9	5.1	5.5
Virgin Islands	6.0	5.6	4.3	4.4	4.0	5.9	4.5	5.1	6.1	12.6
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.