How many jobs were added in Arizona last month?
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Arizona gained 2,300 jobs in July 2026, ranking it 14th among states in job growth. Those figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 5,000 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+2.3K
month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
14th
rank among states in monthly job growth (July 2026)
July 2026’s gain of 2,300 jobs was the second consecutive month of positive job growth in Arizona. Monthly job growth was down from the 2,700 new jobs in June 2026.
During the latest five year period (August 2021 to July 2026), Arizona gained jobs in 47 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the 20th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in January 2024 (+34,000) while job growth was weakest in October 2023 (-29,100).
There were 2,300 more jobs in July 2026 in Arizona than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, August 2021–July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Arizona sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in July 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in July 2026 were health care and social assistance, professional, scientific, and technical services, and real estate and rental and leasing. Health care and social assistance added 1,500 jobs. Professional, scientific, and technical services gained 1,400 jobs, while real estate and rental and leasing added 900. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were accommodation and food services, construction, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. Accommodation and food services lost 1,900 jobs in July 2026, while construction lost 1,300 jobs and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services lost 600 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 1,500 jobs during July 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Arizona (July 2026)
How has Arizona's job growth changed over time?
In 2025, Arizona lost an average of 1,050 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 3,917, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fourth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 13,200 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 13,500 on average every month in 2022.
In 2025, Arizona lost an average of 1,100 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among seven metro areas primarily in Arizona during July 2026 ranged from a loss of 1,200 jobs in the Tucson, AZ area to a gain of 1,300 jobs in the Phoenix, AZ area metro area.
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Arizona
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1,300 | |
| 2. | -100 | |
| 3. | -100 | |
| 4. | -200 | |
| 5. | -200 | |
| 6. | -300 | |
| 7. | -1,200 |
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