As business booms in Arizona, the state wants to double the number of tradesmen, and women, in the next few years. On Friday, an apprenticeship program graduated a record number of students.
Job market on fire despite pandemic
May 2021
By Colleen Sparks
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous job loss, there is a bright spot in Phoenix as many companies are expanding and relocating here, bringing hundreds of positions to the area.
Hiring for jobs in logistics in Maricopa and Pinal counties increased by 14.3 percent in February, compared to that month a year earlier, according to a state report. The banking industry in Maricopa and Pinal counties increased its workforce by 5.2 percent in February over that month last year. There was an increase of almost 1 percent in bioscience healthcare hires last year compared to 2019 in Maricopa and Pinal counties. In February, Maricopa and Pinal counties gained 13,400 jobs over January, according to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.