July 2025

Released August 19, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In July, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 6, rose in 15, and remained unchanged in 30.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In July, payroll jobs rose in 31 states and fell in 20. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Missouri. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Wyoming.

Arizona

Employment snapshot

• In July, Arizona lost 4,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent. In the prior month, Arizona lost 15,200 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Arizona added 29,600 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points from 3.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. Arizona is tied for 25th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In July, Arizona’s private sector lost 4,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 31,900 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Arizona lost 13,800 net private payroll jobs.

• In July, employment in Arizona rose by 4,608, and over the past 12 months it rose by 30,601.

• Arizona’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 61.4 percent in July and is tied for 34th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.1 percentage points.

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Arizona

Payroll employment

• Arizona lost 4,900 net payroll jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, Arizona lost 15,200 jobs. Arizona nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July, or 0 percent. Arizona is tied for 25th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Arizona lost 4,200 private sector jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during July. In the prior month, Arizona lost 13,800 jobs. Arizona private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 83,000 jobs in July, or 0.1 percent. Arizona is tied for 18th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From June 2025 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+3,600) and Other Services (+200).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-3,200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-2,000).

From July 2024 to July 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+25,000) and Professional and Business Services (+4,100).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-3,200) and Manufacturing (-3,100).

Arizona

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Arizona remained unchanged at 61.4 percent in July.

• Arizona is tied for 34th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Arizona was 62.2 percent occurring in December 2019, and the 10-year low was 60 percent occurring in November 2015.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.2 percent in July.