Arizona Online Jobs

Unemployment Rate	9.5%
Median Hourly	$15.49
Mean Hourly	$19.67
Mean Annual	$40,910
RSE	0.7%

Arizona has been in the news lately because of the failure of state bill H2250. The goal of this bill was to increase jobs and stimulate local economies by providing tax and other incentives to employers to create jobs. While this bill failed, it caused jobs to be a hot-topic issue for politicians. The benefit to this is that politicians are likely to be working to improve the economy for many years to come.

Historically, Arizona’s unemployment rate is above the national average. As of October, it was 9.5%, compared to the nationwide average of 8.5%. During that time, from May to October the labor force increased by around 2,000 people. What this means is that, since despite the unemployment rate remaining somewhat static over a 6 month time period, over 2000 jobs were created since May.

If you’re looking for a job in a specific city, you’ll find that Arizona’s cost of living in can be at, or lower than the national average, depending on where you are looking. For those looking to move there from another state; because the average wages are also lower, that ends up creating either a wage-cost of living discrepancy versus the national average, or a neutral experience. The good news is that Arizona has quite a bit of job sector diversity, which adds stability to the overall economy including your sector of .

If you’re a job seeker in Arizona, you’re likely to be interested in what Arizona’s top job sectors are. As of 11/1/2010, at 20.26% of the workforce; trade, transportation and utilities is Arizona’s top employing sector. At 16.8%, Government is the next largest sector followed closely by Professional & Business Services (14.4%), Education & Business Services (14.3%) and Leisure & Hospitality (10.6%).

Arizona has been hit hard by the recession and many economists predict the economy recovering to pre-2008 levels sometime in 2014-2016. This makes finding a job in Arizona an incredibly difficult task. In order to gain the competitive edge you need to snag a job, make sure you take the time to read and understand our articles on interviewing, and keep using the search above to make sure that you know of open positions in as soon as they get posted!

Largest Cities

Phoenix
Tucson
Mesa
Glendale
Chandler
Scottsdale
Gilbert
Tempe
Peoria