ARIZONA JOB NEWS

The first article, Big companies, big impact , from the Arizona Republic , reports on the largest employers in Arizona in its annual biggest companies report. No. 1 is Wal-Mart, followed by Banner Health, Honeywell International, Wells Fargo & Co, and Intel. The Arizona Republic has been compiling this list for the last 14 years, starting in 1992. The state's population growth also is reflected in the list. In 1992, the 100th company had 550 employees. This year, for the first time, all the companies listed boast more than 1,100 employees. The article contains a link to get to the complete list of the top 100 employers and contains several articles about the top employers.
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The second article, March gains push state to record job total , from the Phoenix Business Journal , reports that Arizona's economy gained another 22,600 jobs in March, pushing down the state's unemployment rate by 0.3 percentage points to 4.1 percent. With these new jobs, Arizona's overall nonfarm job count stands at a record 2.6 million, according to the Department of Economic Security Research Administration. Most of the job growth in March came from the service providing industries, up 18,400 positions. Construction employment reached another record level at 234,800 positions, gaining 1,300 jobs in March. For more, go to www.workforce.az.gov .
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