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A new round of funding will help to support many important Phoenix government jobs that keep local citizens safe.

Local public safety agencies can now apply for some extra funding from the Public Safety Stabilization Program. Gov. Jan Brewer authorized the use of $10 million in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the grant program.

“The announcement of these funds gives law enforcement and fire departments a chance to make proposals for funding to enhance operations and improve crime-fighting, fire-fighting and first response capabilities,” Brewer said. “The intention of providing the funds to local public safety agencies is to ensure they have the resources needed to provide safety and security to citizens in their local communities given the nationwide downturn in revenues at all levels of government.”

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While the area’s unemployment rate increased and more jobs were lost over the month and year, the education industry was the only industry to see a yearly increase in employment, while Phoenix government jobs saw the smallest yearly decline.

During January, the Phoenix area’s unemployment rate increased from 8.2 percent to 9.2 percent, following an 8.1 percent increase during December 2009. Despite the latest increase, the area’s rate is still lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale area had a total non-farm employment of 1,674,800 workers during January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,712,900 workers during December and a 5.5 percent decrease from last year.

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