The U.S. economy created 115,000 jobs in April, fewer than analysts had expected, according to the Labor Department’s report on Friday. However, the unemployment rate dipped slightly, from 8.2 percent to 8.1 percent.... Read more»
A state lawmaker has championed a successful resolution that encourages Arizona to compete to host one of the unmanned aircraft test ranges to be established by the FAA.... Read more»
There’s more to the story Mitt Romney is telling about job losses hitting women harder than men during Barack Obama’s time in office.... Read more»1
Minorities continue to lag behind whites across several economic indicators, even as the job market improves, a report released Thursday said.... Read more»
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Mayor Jonathan Rothschild helped break ground on the Tucson Modern Streetcar on Thursday.... Read more»2
A recent report by the Brookings Institution found that the Tucson metropolitan area trails the Phoenix metropolitan area in economic recovery.... Read more»4
Declaring “manufacturing is back,” Vice President Joe Biden gave a rosy — but not entirely accurate or complete — picture of U.S. manufacturing at a March 28 campaign stop in Iowa.... Read more»1
Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of a bill that would have allowed electronic billboards will help preserve world-class astronomy in Arizona, a group of astronomers said Thursday.... Read more»2
Yuma had the second-highest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in the country in January, and tied for the biggest rate increase from a year earlier, new federal statistics show.... Read more»
OptumRx, a mail-order pharmacy and UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, announced on Thursday that it would open a call center near Rita Ranch that would bring 400 jobs to the area.... Read more»1
The House Republican budget released Tuesday purports to boost economic growth by cutting taxes and government spending. Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric.... Read more»
Since construction peaked in 2006, Phoenix and Lake Havasu have posted the largest construction job losses in the country.... Read more»
Americans are now more optimistic about finding work than at any time since before President Barack Obama took office, according to a new poll released Friday by Gallup.... Read more»
Arizona can return more people to work by allowing firms to provide up to six weeks of training for those receiving unemployment assistance without having to add them to payrolls, a Tucson lawmaker contends.... Read more»
Our veterans have a lot at stake this year in the debates over the deficit and budget cuts.... Read more»
Several hundred people demonstrated Thursday at the State Capitol against four Republican bills they say unfairly target unions representing public employees.... Read more»
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