Maricopa County continues to dominate in job growth.
The county saw the biggest increase among the 10 largest U.S. counties year-over-year in the percentage of jobs created in third-quarter 2019, compared with the year-earlier third quarter, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Between September 2018 and September 2019, Maricopa County had a 3.2% increase in employment, adding 106,600 jobs.
Construction led all job sectors in the county, increasing by 7.4%.
