Arizona’s job growth increased at more than double the national pace from December 2024 to December 2025, a new report shows. The Common Sense Institute of Arizona released a report detailing Arizona’s latest employment figure.
Year over year, Arizona gained 24,000 jobs and grew at a 0.75% rate, compared with the national average of 0.34%. Zachary Milne, a CSI senior economist, told The Center Square this week that he projected Arizona would see between 1% and 2% year-over-year growth in employment.
Arizona has relied on the education and health sector for job creation during this period, he said. Milne estimated 70% of all Arizona job growth came from this sector. Without this sector, Arizona’s employment growth would be “stagnant,” Milne said.
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