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 […]

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 […]

Const. Unemployment Improves in 35 States

Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in August, down 0.4 percent from a year ago and the lowest August rate on record, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Unemployment rates were also down in 35 states on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis today by Associated Builders […]

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 […]

Construction Down, Hiring Up, Experts Puzzled

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Construction industry vicissitudes continue to leave pundits, experts and those who cover them scratching their heads. Last month, we asked for thoughts on some confusing trends and indicators in construction spending, unemployment and material costs. The gist of most responses was, “Good question. I don’t know either.” (AZBEX, […]

AZ Unemployment Steady; Const. Gains 1,700

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held in July at 5.1 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate dropped from 4.4 percent in June to 4.3 in July. The state had a net loss of 20,900 non-farm jobs over […]

AZ Unemployment Steady; Const. Gains 400

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held in June at 5.1 percent, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate increased from 4.3 percent in May to 4.4 in June. The state had a net loss of 42,800 non-farm jobs over […]

AZ Unemployment Steady, Const. Gains 2,300

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in April at 5.0, according to a recent report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate improved to 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 in March. The state had a net gain of 10,100 non-farm jobs over the […]

AZ Unemployment Down, Const. Shows Gains

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent in March to 5.0, according to a recent report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The national rate improved to 4.5 percent, down from 4.7 in February. The state had a net gain of 8,800 non-farm jobs over […]