The Arizona workforce is approaching the 3-million-worker milestone, standing at 2.94 million in March.
Visual thumbnails can be seen using above link and on the official AODA website >> https://doa.az.gov/
Month over month, the state added 12,200 jobs in March.
The Valley increased its workforce by 3.7 percent over 2016, but the Prescott area was up 4.5 percent over last year.
The state workforce increased 3.2 percent.
Tucson increased 3.1 percent
Sierra Vista-Douglas metro workforce declined by 1.4 percent.
Of those jobs, 7,300 were in leisure and hospitality.
[Blogger's note: typically the lowest paying and frequently part-time jobs, not "bread-winner" jobs] more than all other sectors combined.
Education and health services, construction, and financial activities added a combined 5,900 jobs over the past month.
Professional and business services lost 1,400.
This continues the trend PBJ takes when with a deeper look at in their upcoming weekly edition, available April 15, which shows that the jobs gained since the recession are lower-wage positions compared to the jobs lost in the recession.
The state workforce increased 3.2 percent.
Tucson increased 3.1 percent
Sierra Vista-Douglas metro workforce declined by 1.4 percent.
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