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    By Job Gal | August 4, 2008



    Arizona

    Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Phoenix serves as the state’s capital and largest city. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states, as it borders New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, touches Colorado and borders Sonora and Baja California, Mexico.

    In 1539, Spanish Franciscan Marcos de Niza explored the region. The state seceded from the Union in 1861. Arizona was admitted back into the Union in 1912, making it the 48th and last of the contiguous states. Cotton farming and copper mining, two of Arizona’s early important industries, suffered during the great depression, and tourism soon became the state’s thriving industry. During World War II, Arizona was the site of German and Italian Prisoner of War camps, and Japanese US-resident internment camps.

    Following World War II, the state’s population began to grow. In the 1960s, Arizona saw the development of many retirement communities and special age-restricted areas catering only to senior citizens.





     Arizona’s Job Market
    In 2006, Arizona’s gross state product was $232 billion, making it the 21st largest economy in the country.

    The state’s fastest growing industries include: service-providing industries, education and healthcare, leisure and hospitality and government.

    Work Trends
    Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
    Arizona unemployment rate: 4.8 percent
    National unemployment rate: 5.7 percent

    Arizona’s Largest Employers
    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
    1 N. Central Ave.
    Phoenix, AZ 85004

    Avnet
    2211 S. 47th St.
    Phoenix, AZ 85034

    US Airways Group
    111 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.
    Tempe, AZ 85281

    Allied Waste Industries
    18500 N. Allied Way
    Phoenix, AZ 85054

    Insight Enterprises
    1305 W. Auto Dr.
    Tempe, AZ 85284

    PetSmart
    19601 N. 27th Ave.
    Phoenix, AZ 85027

    Pinnacle West Capital
    400 N. Fifth St.
    Phoenix, AZ 85072

    Amkor Technology
    1900 S. Price Rd.
    Chandler, AZ 85286

    Apollo Group
    4615 E. Elwood St.
    Phoenix, AZ 85040

    Meritage Homes
    17851 N. 85 St.
    Scottsdale, AZ 85255

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    Jobing
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    azstatejobs
    Jobs.com
    CareerBuilder
    Government Job Search

    Surrounding Area Job Search
    Phoenix, AZ.
    Flagstaff, AZ.
    Scottsdale, AZ.
    Chandler, AZ.
    Tucson, AZ.
    Tempe, AZ.
    Las Vegas, NV.
    Denver, CO.
    Salt Lake City, UT.
    San Diego, CA.

    Continuing Education
    University of Arizona
    Arizona State University
    Northern Arizona University
    Arizona State University West Campus
    Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus

    Discovering Arizona
    Arizona State Museum
    International Wildlife Museum
    Arizona State Fair
    Arizona Renaissance Festival
    Arizona National Stock Show
    Grand Canyon
    Arizona Cardinals
    Arizona Diamondbacks
    Phoenix Coyotes

    Arizona Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 6,166,318
    Persons under 5-years old: 7.8 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 26.4 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 12.8 percent
    Female: 50 percent
    White: 87.3 percent
    Black: 3.8 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.8 percent
    Asian: 2.4 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .2 percent
    Multi-racial: 1.6 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 29.2 percent
    Non-Hispanic white: 59.7 percent

    Education
    High school graduates: 81 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.5 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 2,605,283
    Homeownership rate: 68 percent
    Housing units in multi-unit structures: 22.1 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $121,300
    Households: 1,901,327
    Persons per household: 2.64

    Income
    Median household income: $43,696
    Per capita income: $20,275
    Persons below poverty: 14.6 percent

    Transportation
    Airports: Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Tucson International, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Yuma International, Prescott Municipal, Flagstaff Pulliam, Grand Canyon National Park
    Railroads: Amtrak
    Public mass transit: Greyhound, public bus transit

    Weather (Phoenix)
    Average annual precipitation: 12.7 inches
    Average low temp. in January: 41.2 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 105.9 degrees

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