Ariz. Construction Gained 2,500 Jobs in April

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent again in April, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate declined from 4.1 percent to 3.9. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.0 percent, […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 900 Jobs in March

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged 4.9 at percent in February and March, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate also remained steady at 4.1 percent. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.1 […]

Ariz. Gained 1,700 Construction Jobs in Feb.

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent in February, up from 4.8 percent in January, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained steady at 4.1 percent. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate […]

AZ Construction Employment Drops 2,200

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate nudged upward in January to 4.8 percent, up from 4.7 percent in December, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained steady at 4.1 percent. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted […]

Ariz. Dec. Unemployment Up; Const. Gains 600

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate nudged upward in December to 4.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent in November. The October number had also been 4.5 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained steady at 4.1 percent. The […]

AZ Nov. Unemployment Dips; Const. Gains 1000

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell again in November to 4.3 percent, down from 4.5 percent in October, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained steady 4.1 percent. The state had a net gain of 29,500 non-farm jobs […]

AZ Oct. Unemployment Dips; Const. Stays Flat

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell again in October to 4.5 percent, down from 4.7 percent in September, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate dropped to 4.1 percent, down from to 4.2 in September. The state had a […]

ADOA Looks into P3s for Capitol Mall Projects

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange As was foreshadowed by Gina DeCotiis, Arizona Department of Administration Procurement Supervisor, at the AZBEX Public Works Conference last month, ADOA is looking to get creative in how it manages and refurbishes its properties on the Capitol Mall. DeCotiis said at the time the department has more than $400M […]

AZ Employment: Construction Gains 1,600

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell again in September to 4.7 percent, down from 5.0 percent in August, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate dropped to 4.2 percent, down from to 4.4 in August. The state had a […]

August Unemployment Dips; Const. Loses 600

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped in August to 5.0 percent, down from 5.1 percent in July, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate increased to 4.4 percent, up from to 4.3 in July. The state had a net […]