Ariz. Construction Gained 500 Jobs in July

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained constant at 4.9 percent in July, from June 2019, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained at 3.7 percent from June. In July 2018, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.7 percent, […]

Arizona Construction Gained 2,900 Jobs in March

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5 percent in March, from 5.1 percent in February 2019, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained at 3.8 percent from February. In March 2018, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 700 Jobs in December

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.8 percent in December, up from the November rate of 4.7 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate increased to 3.9 percent. In December 2017, the state had a seasonally adjusted […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 1,100 Jobs in November

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.7 percent in November, up from the revised October rate of 4.6 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate remained at 3.7 percent. In October 2017, the state also had a […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 1,200 Jobs in September

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment increased to 4.7 percent in September, up from 4.6 percent in July and August, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate dropped to 3.7 percent, down from 3.9 percent in August. Twelve months ago, the […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 800 Jobs in July

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped in July from at 4.7 percent to 4.6 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate dropped from 4.0 to 3.9. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.7 […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 4,500 Jobs in June

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed steady from May to June at 4.7 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate rose from 3.8 percent to 4.0. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8 […]

PHX Announces RFQ Process Changes

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The City of Phoenix is in the process of implementing some new changes to their construction procurement request for qualifications scoring process, in order to “provide the best transparency possible to the public and the industry.” One of the biggest changes, as presented by Kandi Kawolsky, design and […]

Ariz. Construction Gained 2,500 Jobs in May

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.9 percent in April to 4.7 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate declined from 3.9 percent to 3.7. Twelve months ago, the state had a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.9 […]

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, […]