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Workers balking at vaccines, masks may lose …

9/4/2021
PHOENIX — So you got fired from your job for refusing to get vaccinated or wear a mask. You also may have forfeited any right to collecting unemployment benefits. That’s the …

Arizona's jobless rate remains stable at 6.7% in April

5/20/2021
PHOENIX — The increasing comfort of Arizonans to get out and about is having a definite effect on the state economy. On paper, Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained …

Arizona set to increase unemployment benefits, with …

5/19/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona's unemployed are going to have to wait at least a year to see an increase in benefits. And even then they may not get them. A deal negotiated between Gov. Doug Ducey and …

Arizona incentives may lure back workers, but hurdles …

5/15/2021
Experts are hopeful Gov. Ducey’s new cash incentives will lead to more Arizonans getting off unemployment and returning to regular full-time jobs.

Arizona ending federal unemployment benefits

5/13/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is cutting off the $300 a week in extra federal jobless benefits in a bid to help the restaurant and hospitality industry find more people willing to work for what …

Hiring picks up steam in Arizona as restaurants, other …

4/19/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona's jobless rate dropped two-tenths of a point last month, to 6.7%, as the state continues to recover from the COVID-19 economic slump. New figures from the state Office of …

Arizona jobless rate climbs in March

3/25/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona's seasonally adjusted jobless rate ticked up two tenths of a point last month as the state continues its efforts to recover from the pandemic-caused hit to the economy. The …

St. Joseph the Worker committed to coronavirus …

5/5/2020
According to the Arizona Housing Coalition, more than 300,000 Arizonans will lose their jobs in the coming months as a result of businesses responding to the For 30 years, St. Joseph the Worker …

Construction work strong as Arizona jobless rate drops …

1/23/2020
PHOENIX — Arizona’s economy continues to improve, with the state’s jobless rate dropping in December to the lowest point since January 2008. New figures from the state Office of …

Unemployment rate in Arizona up slightly in August

9/19/2019
PHOENIX — Arizona’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate ticked up a tenth of a point last month, to 5%, driven by weaker than normal growth in the …

Arizona unemployment rate remains same from May …

7/18/2019
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Wondering why the voter-mandated increase in the minimum wage hasn’t culled jobs? It’s because the overall state economy is doing so …

High unemployment rate among factors ranking Arizona …

3/13/2019
English writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft in 1792 said “I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” More than 225 …