Arizona One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

The State of Arizona: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 101.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006.. The Unclassified industry in Arizona outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (101.5 percent gain)
2. Basic chemical manufacturing (77.2 percent gain)
3. Private households (56.4 percent gain)
4. Support activities for forestry (55.8 percent gain)
5. Internet publishing and broadcasting (38.1 percent gain)

The state of Arizona: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 47 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry in Arizona outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.7 in percent of workers in the Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (47 percent decline)
2. Educational support services (38.8 percent decline)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (37.6 percent decline)
4. Forest nursery and gathering forest products (37 percent decline)
5. Fabric mills (26.7 percent decline)

The counties in the State of Arizona in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 14.0 percent job gained in Greenlee County to a low of a 7.0 percent job lost in La Paz County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Arizona
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Greenlee County (14.0 percent gain)
2. Graham County (8.6 percent gain)
3. Yavapai County (8.4 percent gain)
4. Mohave County (7.5 percent gain)
5. Santa Cruz County (6.5 percent gain)
6. Maricopa County (5.9 percent gain)
7. Yuma County (5.8 percent gain)
8. Apache County (4.6 percent gain)
9. Pima County (4.5 percent gain)
10. Pinal County (4.5 percent gain)


In the State of Arizona, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 124,279 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 279 4-digit NAICS industries, 70 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 208 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Arizona

Given the industries in the area, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,313 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 11.9 percent of the total job loss in Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,313 jobs lost)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (785 jobs lost)
3. Educational support services (715 jobs lost)
4. Religious organizations (592 jobs lost)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (578 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Arizona

The Unclassified industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 6,860 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 5.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (6,860 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (5,898 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4,969 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (4,869 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (4,726 new jobs)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Arizona in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 88,616 total jobs gained in Maricopa County to a low of 257 jobs lost in La Paz County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Arizona
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Maricopa County (88,616 jobs gained)
2. Pima County (12,767 jobs gained)
3. Yavapai County (4,086 jobs gained)
4. Mohave County (3,337 jobs gained)
5. Yuma County (2,529 jobs gained)
6. Coconino County (1,646 jobs gained)
7. Pinal County (1,328 jobs gained)
8. Cochise County (1,033 jobs gained)
9. Navajo County (692 jobs gained)
10. Santa Cruz County (634 jobs gained)


About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of Arizona

The poverty rate in the State of Arizona has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.9 percent to 14.2 percent.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $44,282, posting a 6.7 percent decline. The State of Arizona ranks 20 of 46 states when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in the State of Arizona, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 49.1 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Arizona, seeing a 21.1 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

In the State of Arizona, White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,682 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $53,588. This income level is 12.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the state. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Arizona had a median household income level of $28,681, this level was 39.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 16.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $39,689. Hispanic households in Arizonareported a median household income of $37,057, this median household income is 21.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Arizona range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 37.8 percent in Apache County to a low of 9.9 percent in Greenlee County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Arizona
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Apache County (37.8 percent)
2. Navajo County (29.5 )
3. Santa Cruz County (24.5 percent)
4. Graham County (23 percent)
5. La Paz County (19.6 percent)
6. Yuma County (19.2 percent)
7. Coconino County (18.2 percent)
8. Cochise County (17.7 percent)
9. Gila County (17.4 percent)
10. Pinal County (16.9 percent)

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Arizona range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $53,069 in Maricopa County to a low of $27,312 in Apache County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Arizona
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Maricopa County ($53,069)
2. Greenlee County ($46,079 )
3. Coconino County ($44,760)
4. Pima County ($43,007)
5. Pinal County ($41,952)
6. Yavapai County ($40,834)
7. Yuma County ($37,653)
8. Cochise County ($37,563)
9. Mohave County ($36,880)
10. Gila County ($36,173)


When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of Arizona accounted a medium-low median household income of $47,453 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 3.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of Arizona can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Arizona, reporting 21.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.