Job hunting and hiring in Southern Arizona
This week, The Buzz examines the difficulty that employers are facing in hiring workers and talks to job seekers about their hunts for work.
Tucson opens applications for event and workforce development grant
The city will award more money this year due to federal pandemic relief funds.
Construction industry struggling to hire amid demand for housing
The number of construction workers in Arizona took a big hit in the financial crisis and still had not fully recovered when the pandemic set in.
Return-to-work bonus program has paid out less than 15% of funds
The Department of Economic Security has not said how it will use the remainder of the money.
Arizona recovers jobs lost early in pandemic
The unemployment rate also fell below that of February 2020.
Arizonans are back to dining out at pre-pandemic rates
Restaurants, however, are still struggling to hire.
City of Tucson partners with Department of Defense to recruit staff
The program helps service members transition out of the military and pays their salaries for up to six months.
Arizona will likely add about 700,000 jobs in the next ten years
The state is projected to outpace growth in most of the country.
Holiday shopping adds to strain on retail hiring
Stores that are already understaffed are struggling to hire seasonal workers.
Study focuses on competitiveness and the gender wage gap
University of Arizona-backed research finds women look for fairness in outcomes.
Arizona unemployment claims are down below pre-pandemic levels
The state hit the milestone in mid-October.
How is Arizona’s economy recovering amid the pandemic?
While the state has recovered most of the jobs it lost during the onset of the pandemic, the labor market has changed.
Arizona unemployment rate goes down, but job growth remains slow
The unemployment rate in Arizona fell to below six percent.
Ahead of hearing on Oak Flat, a 'spiritual convoy' travels to court
The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is traveling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California to try and block copper mining at the Apache sacred site.
House subcommittee hears bill featuring Old Pascua
The bill, introduced by Rep. Raúl Grijalva, would take the tribally owned lands and put them into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe — making way for a third Pascua Yaqui casino.
