By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in September at 6.3 percent.
The national rate was also unchanged from the previous month at 5.1.
The state had a net gain of 28,800 jobs over the month, mostly in the Government sector at 28,300. Net gains in the private sector totaled on 500, down from the post-recession (2010-2014) average gain of 3,100. Leisure and Hospitality had the second highest gain at 3,100.