Arizona's Economy.
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blockJuly 2008 - Summer Issue
 
  
 
             
ARIZONA MONTHLY DATA
 
% change versus
year ago
sp250
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
for most
recent:
 
2007
2008
2008
2008
2008
month
12-months
bar
Civilian Labor Force (000s) ADES
3,067.4
3,075.4
3,063.3
3,066.4
3,053.9
1.7
1.7
  Employment
2,935.5
2,936.5
2,941.5
2,946.6
2,942.7
1.5
1.7
  Unemployment
131.9
138.9
121.8
119.8
111.2
9.8
2.9
    Unemployment Rate, Seas. Adj. (%)
4.2
4.3
4.0
4.0
3.9
5.4
-0.4
Employees on Nonagricultural Payrolls (000s) ADES
  Total
2,693.5
2,647.1
2,669.3
2,675.7
2,671.1
-0.2
0.5
      Natural Resources and Mining
12.2
12.3
12.3
12.4
12.5
16.8
14.9
      Construction    
211.6
205.8
204.5
203.4
200.2
-11.5
-8.8
      Durable Goods Manufacturing
145.2
144.4
144.3
143.9
143.8
-2.0
-2.4
 
19.8
19.7
19.8
19.8
19.7
-1.0
1.3
          Computer and Electronic Prod.
41.6
41.6
41.6
41.5
41.4
-3.9
-4.6
          Aerospace Products and Parts
27.6
27.6
27.5
27.5
27.5
1.1
2.7
      Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing
35.4
35.2
35.5
35.5
35
-0.8
-0.7
      Wholesale Trade  
109.2
108.5
108
108.3
107.6
-0.5
1.0
      Retail Trade     
342.6
333.7
330.6
330.8
330.9
0.7
1.8
      Utilities 
12.7
12.7
12.6
12.6
12.6
-0.8
1.3
      Transportation and Warehousing
73.7
72.7
72.5
72.4
72.1
-1.6
0.0
      Information       
42.8
42.2
42.5
42.5
42.3
-0.9
-0.9
      Finance and Insurance     
128
127.4
127.5
127.4
127
-5.3
-2.4
      Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing 
52.7
51.5
51.8
51.8
51.6
-1.5
-0.3
      Professional and Business Services
403.4
394.4
398.5
400.4
400.2
-0.4
0.3
      Educational Services
45.3
42.7
44
44.4
43.9
0.5
0.1
      Health Care and Social Assistance 
265.8
266.2
267.9
269.6
269.5
4.5
4.5
      Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
35.5
35.2
36.5
37.4
37.5
3.6
4.5
      Accommodation    
47.8
47
47.7
48.1
48.3
-1.4
0.8
      Food Svcs and Drinking Places
192.2
187.9
191.1
193.6
194.4
0.8
1.0
      Other Services    
96
95.3
97.5
98
97.4
0.2
-1.1
      Federal Government
53.2
52.2
52.3
52.6
53.1
2.3
1.0
      State and Local Government 
388.2
379.8
391.7
390.6
391.2
4.4
4.6
          State and Local Government Education
209.7
201.9
212.8
211.8
212.5
5.9
5.7
Hours Worked Per Week, Manufacturing, ADES
41.5
40.7
41.3
40.4
...
-2.2
0.3
Average Hourly Earnings ($) ADES
  Construction
18.56
18.88
18.69
18.7
...
8.3
7.8
  Manufacturing
15.87
16.13
16.15
16.25
...
7.3
5.7
  Trade, Transportation, Utilities
14.43
14.6
14.87
15.12
...
2.9
3.1
  Retail Trade
11.91
12.11
12.23
12.59
...
2.5
0.9
  Wholesale Trade
19.48
19.29
19.84
19.8
...
3.1
5.1
Sales ($000s) ADOR
  Aggregate Retail Sales
8,026,826
6,303,714
6,598,479
7,362,034
...
-1.7
0.4
    Retail
5,612,348
3,846,997
4,108,052
4,662,380
...
-5.3
-2.5
    Food, EBR
979,006
992,191
995,460
996,255
...
5.6
6.4
    Restaurants & Bars
744,644
814,140
838,392
923,101
...
-1.0
1.0
    Gasoline, EBR
690,828
650,385
656,575
780,297
749,562
7.0
12.8
      Gallons (000s) ADOT
237,831
227,535
228,589
245,361
227,167
-4.4
0.9
  Utilities
633,669
818,286
791,117
565,263
...
-3.3
7.0
  Communications
306,552
303,389
306,832
323,549
...
7.3
3.0
  Amusements
87,901
87,107
144,340
130,789
...
-0.9
6.2
  Rentals - Personal Property
334,775
364,509
325,560
355,850
...
-0.5
3.3
  Contracting
1,676,958
1,506,670
1,396,216
1,550,517
...
-18.3
-8.3
  Mining - Metal, Oil & Gas
90,692
105,634
146,354
171,597
...
23.8
-9.0
  Hotel/Motel
158,135
215,378
286,438
285,174
...
-6.6
1.7
New Housing Units Authorized, Census C-40 adjusted by EBR
  Total Units
1,745
2,731
2,200
2,473
2,980
-30.6
-34.8
    Single Family Units
1,444
1,549
1,827
1,884
2,048
-46.2
-41.5
    2-4-plus Unit Structures
104
54
127
41
93
-26.4
-13.8
    5-plus Unit Structures
197
1,128
247
547
839
131.4
1.4
Bankruptcy Filings, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  Total
992
967
1,074
1,414
1,552
98.5
67.8
    Chapter 7
744
711
803
1,093
1,234
106.4
68.2
    Chapter 11
23
27
24
23
25
66.7
60.1
    Chapter 13
224
229
247
297
293
73.4
67.0
       
ARIZONA QUARTERLY DATA
% change versus year ago for most recent:
 
I
II
III
IV
I
 
2007
2007
2007
2007
2008
quarter 4-quarters
bar
Demographics & Vital Statistics (000s, seas adj) ADHS & EBR          
  Population
6,427.1
6,475.8
6,519.0
6,556.3
6,593.2
2.6
2.9
    Natural Increase
14.3
14.6
14.4
13.8
14.2
-1.2
-1.7
      Births
25.6
25.7
25.7
25.5
25.8
1
0.2
      Deaths
11.2
11.1
11.4
11.7
11.6
3.9
2.6
    Net Migration
34.4
34.2
23.2
23.2
22.6
-34.3
-32.7
Personal Income by Source ($mil, SAAR) EBR
  Total Personal Income
206,399
207,345
210,733
212,920
214,704
4
5.5
    Earnings by Place of Work
155,602
155,482
157,459
158,795
160,118
2.9
4.3
    Less: Contributions for Social Insurance
17,479
17,445
17,677
17,793
18,060
3.3
4.6
    Plus: Adjustment for Residence
725
724
733
739
745
2.8
4.6
    Plus: Dividends, Interest & Rents
34,860
35,593
36,590
37,158
37,133
6.5
7.9
    Plus: Transfer Payments
32,692
32,992
33,629
34,024
34,772
6.4
8.4
Components of Earnings ($mil, SAAR) BEA & EBR          
  Wages and Salaries
115,197
115,011
116,533
117,614
118,675
3
4.8
  Other Labor Income EBR
24,508
24,597
24,958
25,210
25,471
3.9
4.6
  Proprietor's Income
15,827
15,827
15,734
15,643
...
-0.6
-1
    Farm
98
142
144
187
...
48.4
29.5
    Nonfarm
15,730
15,685
15,589
15,457
...
-1
-1.3
Per Capita Personal Income ($, SAAR) EBR
34,725
34,855
34,934
34,939
34,963
0.7
2.2
Average Wage Per Employee, Annual Rate ($) EBR
42,547
42,475
42,943
43,307
...
3.9
4.5

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