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"Phoenix Job Market Slows Amid Caution, Resilience in Healthcare and Tech"
The Phoenix job market in September 2025 reflects a period of subdued growth compared to prior years. According to AZ Big Media, Arizona added 34,300 jobs in the past year for a 1.1% increase, slightly faster than the US average of 0.9 percent, yet job creation has been described as unusually slow through 2024 and 2025. The rise in unemployment, now at 4.1% compared to 3.3% earlier in the year, is paired with a notable decline in hiring and fewer voluntary quits, suggesting both caution among employers and less confidence among workers. Phoenix is part of the broader Arizona employment landscape where private education and health services significantly outpaced other sectors in job gains. By contrast, manufacturing, government, trade, transportation and utilities, and information have all shed jobs recently.
Major industries in Phoenix include healthcare, construction, education, finance, and technology. Healthcare and education have shown resilience, recording consistent growth, while manufacturing and government employment have weakened. AZ Big Media names Concord General Contracting, Marsh McLennan Agency Arizona, and Sundt Construction as some of the region’s most influential employers in 2025, along with firms like Delta Dental of Arizona and Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona. According to Deloitte, the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area has added over 400,000 essential infrastructure jobs since 2010, mainly in construction, logistics, and supply chain, boosting Phoenix’s profile as an affordable job magnet in core sectors.
For state and local government, ongoing programs focus on workforce education expansion and infrastructure investment, though direct outcome data is limited. Wage growth in Phoenix’s essential jobs has been strong, reportedly outpacing national averages, which may help maintain labor supply as the city attracts new residents. Seasonal patterns persist, with tourism and service sectors seeing upticks in winter months—a longstanding trend—while construction projects are paced to avoid summer heat peaks.
Commuting has evolved, with hybrid schedules and remote options now prevalent for professional roles, reducing the burden of drive times across metropolitan Phoenix. Recent developments include a slowdown in residential construction, evidenced by an 8.8 percent drop in housing permits statewide in early 2025, signaling more caution among builders.
Current openings posted on Indeed for Phoenix include Police Records Clerk for the City of Avondale, Warehouse Associate at Fullscript, and Border Patrol Agent with Customs and Border Protection. While essential roles remain stable and some sectors—like healthcare, education, and information technology—show resilience, overall market evolution in Phoenix is marked by slower job growth and lingering uncertainty about sustained recovery. Thank you for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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