Seasonal Gains in Retail Trade Dominates Job Gains; Unemployment Rate drops to 7.8%

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Arizona dropped four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.2% in October to 7.8% in November. While the number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 379,000, the highest since March. The increase may reflect volatility around the Thanksgiving holidays. The Labor Department […]

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