Annual Features: Arizona Prices in the 21st Century

Among the 23 metro areas measured in the CPI each month, the Phoenix metro saw the 5th slowest YOY inflation rate.

Arizona added 2,000 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in May (+0.06%), ranking 30th among all states and Washington D.C. The U.S. gained 172,000 jobs in May (+0.11%).

Arizona added 8,100 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in March (+0.25%), the 16th best monthly employment performance among all states and Washington D.C.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Phoenix metro area rose 3.0% year-over-year (YOY) in April due to rapidly rising energy prices (+22.9% YOY) as fallout from the conflict with Iran reaches official gov