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The state has added workers every month since March. But the Feds actions next week could slow hiring this fall.

Higher prices for homes and apartments contributed to the 13% jump in Phoenix-area inflation over the past 12 months.

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation picked up amid rising costs for rents and healthcare, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis points interest rate hike next Wednesday.

Consumer price index rises 0.1% in August; Rents, food and healthcare account for increase in CPI; Core CPI surges 0.6%; increases 6.3% year-on-year

Owners the steakhouse chain Texas Roadhouse asked the Mesa Planning and Zoning board to approve construction of a larger restaurant east of their current spot at the southwest corner of

U.S. employers added 315,000 jobs in August, opening the door to another super-sized interest rate hike when Fed policymakers meet at the end of September.

Even as demand for workers remains strong, cracks are starting to appear in Ohios economy, with some companies starting to cut staff.

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. fell even more than expected in July as record-high home prices and rising borrowing costs priced buyers out of the market.

Ohios unemployment rate remained near all time lows in June despite losing 11,300 jobs last month.

Iowas unemployment low comes 26 months after the brief but severe recession that followed COVID-19 lockdowns.