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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

 

Arizona Nursing Jobs Increase Over the Year

Anyone seeking Arizona nursing jobs (Click here) should have some luck during the near future, as the state's education and health services industry was the only one that increased over the year during March.

That month, Arizona's unemployment rate increased from 9.5 percent to 9.6 percent, following an increase from 9.2 percent during February. Despite the latest increase, the state's rate was still slightly lower than the national average at the time of 9.7 percent.

Arizona
had a total non-farm employment of 2,386,600 workers during March, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 2,389,900 workers during February and a 3.3 percent decrease from last year.

Four industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment, including: mining and logging by 100 jobs; professional and business services by 1,900 jobs; education and health services by 1,100 jobs; and leisure and hospitality by 1,700 jobs.

Only one industry managed to see a yearly increase in employment. The education and health services industry employed 334,100 workers during March, up from 333,000 workers during February and a 2.3 percent increase from last year.

The construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry employed 112,600 workers during March, down from 115,500 workers during February and a 19.9 percent decrease from last year.

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

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