AZ posts first over-the-year job growth in 30 months + Nonfarm Employment Up Over the Year By a Modest 0.5%; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.7%

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assume that we are not still digging.
However, tis clear that the massive layoff may have stopped.
Where the growth will come from to rehire all those unemployed and about to enter the jobs markets is not at all clear.
Take what we can get, and come back for more
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The AZ state report has many more interesting charts available.
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AZ Nonfarm Employment Up Over the Year By a Modest 0.5%; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.7%
http://www.workforce.az.gov/admin/uploadedPublications/PrOct10.pdf
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AZ posts first over-the-year job growth in 30 months
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/10/21/20101021biz-jobs1022-ONL.html
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Number of employed Arizonans higher than a year ago
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_1b7f7f48-dd66-11df-bb8f-001cc4c002e0.html
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