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News Release
May 6, 2021
PHOENIX The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity is projecting the state will add more than half a million jobs over the next eight years, continuing a surge in economic growth.
“Arizona has become a jobs magnet,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “Not only are jobs booming, wages are rising faster at one of the fastest rates in the country. Our recovery is moving forward and there is more opportunity before us than ever before.”
According to the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), Arizona will add nearly 550,000 jobs by 2029 for an annualized job growth rate of 1.6%, four times the U.S. growth rate.
News Release
May 3, 2021
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey today issued an Executive Order to meet surging job demand and support job creators throughout Arizona as employment opportunities grow and the COVID-19 vaccine is available for anyone who wants it.
Today’s Order rescinds a March 2020 Executive Order that waived the requirement that an individual receiving employment benefits must be actively looking for work in order to receive the benefits.
The Arizona Department of Economic Security will begin enforcing the reinstated requirement the week of Sunday, May 23.
“A year out from the start of the pandemic, jobs and vaccines are readily available,” said Governor Ducey. “Arizonans are ready to get back to work. Our economy is booming, jobs need filling, more than 2 million Arizonans are fully vaccinated, and vaccination appointments are available to anyone who wants one.”
Job market on fire despite pandemic
May 2021
By Colleen Sparks
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous job loss, there is a bright spot in Phoenix as many companies are expanding and relocating here, bringing hundreds of positions to the area.
Hiring for jobs in logistics in Maricopa and Pinal counties increased by 14.3 percent in February, compared to that month a year earlier, according to a state report. The banking industry in Maricopa and Pinal counties increased its workforce by 5.2 percent in February over that month last year. There was an increase of almost 1 percent in bioscience healthcare hires last year compared to 2019 in Maricopa and Pinal counties. In February, Maricopa and Pinal counties gained 13,400 jobs over January, according to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
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