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More than 80 companies operating in Arizona added 100 or more jobs last month, creating nearly 26,000 new jobs for the state.

Banner Health, a non-profit health care system based in Phoenix, tops the list with 1,400 new jobs. University of Arizona follows close behind, offering 1,330 new jobs, then CVS Health with 1,280 new jobs, Oracle with 1,110 new jobs and Anthem Inc. with 990 new jobs.

Banner Health is the largest private employer in Arizona, employing more than 43,000 people. The company has also made significant investments in areas such as patient care, infrastructure and the community, according to Scott Nordlund, chief strategy and growth officer at Banner Health.

鈥淭wo of our largest projects at this time are the new patient towers under construction at Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Tucson,鈥� Nordlund said. 鈥淭hey total an investment of more than $850 million and are the pillars of academic medicine in the state of Arizona.鈥�

Expanding the workforce is a key ingredient to successful growth, and nurses and entry-level support staff are the most needed right now, said Carol Cheney, vice president of staffing and workforce planning for Banner Health.

鈥淭hese positions have been more challenging to fill due to the current unemployment rate, which is very low,鈥� Cheney said.

Arizona had a 4.7 percent unemployment rate as of June 2018, and metropolitan area cities like Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale sit even lower 鈥� 3.5 percent, 3.1 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively.

CVS Health is hiring pharmacy employees across the state, with openings in Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott, Lake Havasu City and Yuma. Arizona is a major business hub for the company, having grown organically and through acquisition, said Joe Goode, senior director of corporate communications at CVS Health.

鈥淎rizona is a hidden gem in which to grow our business and expand many of our services and capabilities,鈥� Goode said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great place to live, offers great colleges and technical schools that attract and retain highly-skilled talent to drive 21st century innovation, and there鈥檚 a business-friendly government in place.鈥�

More than 100 new CVS positions in Arizona are part of the company鈥檚 innovation startup in Scottsdale, where CVS is recruiting advanced software developers, computer systems analysts and application designers, Goode said.

鈥淭he expansion of our startup site follows the growth in our operations across the state,鈥� Goode said. 鈥淎rizona provides a deep, technology-driven talent pool to draw from, and that enables us to continue to innovate in ways that help people on their path to better health.鈥�

Oracle, the California-based technology giant, .

Intel, another California-based tech giant, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, July 22. The company has been an established Arizona presence since 1979 and touts an annual economic impact of $5.3 billion in the state.

鈥淭oday we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Intel, a company born at the dawn of the technology industry 鈥� the advent of the integrated circuit,鈥� said Murthy Renduchintala, chief engineering officer at Intel Corporation,. 鈥淲e stand now at the starting line of a new and even more profound digital transformation where virtually every activity will interact with computing.鈥�

Intel is adding 140 new engineering, management and research positions to its 10,000-strong workforce at two Chandler campuses.

鈥淥ur Arizona operations are an important part of our global manufacturing network,鈥� said Elizabeth Shipley, public affairs director for Intel. 鈥淲e also know that it is critical to be a responsible corporate citizen, and we鈥檙e committed to applying our technology and the talents of our employees to support the Arizona community.鈥�