Arizona ranks No. 7 for jobs added

Arizona may still be fighting to get out of the recession, but a new report had some positive news.

According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Arizona added about 58,000 non-farm jobs between 2011 and 2012, a 2.42 percent increase.

Arizona ranked seventh overall in the U.S. for adding jobs, but that was a drop from fifth-place spot from the previous year.

Overall, California added the most non-farm jobs between 2011 and 2012, with about 279,000. Texas, New York, Ohio, Florida and New Jersey placed ahead of Arizona.

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