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During July, Arizona’s unemployment rate jumped from 9.3 percent to 9.4 percent, after climbing from 9.1 percent the previous month. That puts the state’s rate above the national average at the time of 9.1 percent.

Arizona employed a total of 2,394,400 workers during July, which is down from 2,397,100 workers during June, but a .9 percent increase from last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nearly every industry saw an over-the-year increase in employment during July, with government reporting the only decline, down 3.8 percent, and mining and logging remaining steady.

The education and health services industry saw the biggest growth over the year, rising by 5.5 percent between July 2010 and July 2011.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year increase in employment include:

  • Construction – 2.7 percent
  • Manufacturing – 2.2 percent
  • Leisure and hospitality – 2.2 percent
  • Financial activities – 1.9 percent
  • Other services – .7 percent
  • Trade, transportation, and utilities – .6 percent
  • Information – .3 percent
  • Professional and business services – .1 percent

Only five industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment during July. Marking the start of the school season, the education and health services industry added the most workers, growing by 4,100 jobs.

That was followed by the other services industry, which added 2,000 jobs; the leisure and hospitality industry, which was up 1,600 jobs; and the manufacturing and financial activities industries, both of which added 100 workers.

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