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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Expenditures for the Phoenix Area: 2017–18

Households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, metropolitan area spent an average of $66,908 per year in 2017–18, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area – October 2019

Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.4 percent for the two months ending in October 2019.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Arizona Economy at a Glance:
Arizona
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2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,631.5 (r)3,637.2 (r)3,641.3 (r)3,641.2 (r)3,640.6 (p)3,648.3

Employment(1)

 (r)3,486.7 (r)3,490.0 (r)3,493.5 (r)3,494.5 (r)3,494.7 (p)3,507.9

Unemployment(1)

 (r)144.8 (r)147.2 (r)147.8 (r)146.7 (r)145.9 (p)140.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (r)4.1 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,088.0 3,092.7 3,099.7 3,102.6 (p)3,105.7  

12-month % change

 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 (p)3.1  

Mining and Logging(3)

 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.2 (p)13.4  

12-month % change

 6.7 6.6 7.4 6.5 (p)8.9  

Construction(3)

 186.8 185.7 186.7 186.4 (p)185.8  

12-month % change

 4.7 2.9 5.1 5.2 (p)3.7  

Manufacturing(3)

 194.7 196.9 197.6 197.6 (p)198.4  

12-month % change

 7.7 8.6 8.0 8.0 (p)8.2  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 608.6 607.4 607.4 604.2 (p)605.8  

12-month % change

 3.6 2.9 2.2 1.6 (p)1.1  

Information(3)

 51.2 50.7 50.3 50.2 (p)50.0  

12-month % change

 7.1 4.5 2.4 1.8 (p)0.4  

Financial Activities(3)

 245.3 244.4 245.4 246.4 (p)248.5  

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.9 -0.2 0.1 (p)1.0  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 456.5 459.3 454.7 454.3 (p)456.6  

12-month % change

 2.3 2.6 1.7 1.6 (p)1.3  

Education & Health Services(3)

 489.2 492.1 496.2 498.6 (p)500.9  

12-month % change

 5.0 5.4 6.3 6.5 (p)6.9  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 335.7 334.3 336.6 338.3 (p)341.8  

12-month % change

 7.3 6.3 5.5 6.7 (p)6.1  

Other Services(3)

 93.8 96.3 98.4 98.4 (p)95.6  

12-month % change

 1.2 3.2 5.4 4.7 (p)1.3  

Government(3)

 413.4 412.7 413.3 415.0 (p)408.9  

12-month % change

 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.1 (p)0.8  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Phoenix Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Oct 2019
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Flagstaff — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Havasu City-Kingman — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Prescott — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tucson — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Yuma — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Union Members in Arizona — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
County Employment and Wages in Arizona – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2019
Women’s Earnings in Arizona – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Consumer Expenditures for the Phoenix Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Arizona – 2018 Unemployment News Release Apr 2019
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
CPI Historical Table - Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Arizona – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Sep 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Arizona – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Sierra Vista-Douglas — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Arizona – 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2019
Tucson Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019