Central Arizona Regional Development Foundation

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Our Workforce

With its strategic location, strong economy, rapidly growing labor force, and favorable tax environment, the Central Arizona Valley is the ideal place for your business to prosper. According to the projected population numbers, the local labor force size will continue to increase steadily over the next several decades.

Current Labor Force Size

Casa Grande 17,510
Coolidge 4,807
Eloy 5,257
Maricopa 15,201
Pinal County 105,544

Source: AZ Department of Economic Security, April 2008

Current Unemployment Rates

Casa Grande 4.5%
Coolidge 8.8%
Eloy 7.2%
Maricopa 5.4%
Pinal County 4.8%
Arizona 3.6%
United States 5.0%

Source: AZ Department of Economic Security, April 2008

Trend of Local Labor Force Size

	Casa Grande	Coolidge	Eloy	Maricopa
1994	9,851	2,834	2,936	*
1995	10,925	3,138	3,221	*
1996	11,366	3,272	3,402	*
1997	11,686	3,358	3,454	*
1998	11,516	3,305	3,376	*
1999	12,261	3,526	3,646	*
2000	13,816	3,964	4,038	814
2001	14,516	4,171	4,284	1,098
2002	15,082	4,350	4,580	1,500
2003	15,324	4,416	4,624	2,007
2004	15,727	4,523	4,680	2,700
2005	14,371	3,972	4,333	4,867
2006	15,055	4,141	4,526	14,710
2007	17,322	4,749	5,196	15,033

Please note Maricopa is aggregated in Pinal County figures prior to 1999.
Source: AZ Department of Economic Security.

Union Representation

There is currently no union representation among manufacturing employees in the greater Casa Grande area.

Unemployment Rate Trends: Local, State, & U.S.

	Casa Grande	Coolidge	Eloy	Maricopa	Pinal Co.	Arizona	United States
1993	5.6%	6.6%	12.8%	*	6.5%	6.3%	6.8%
1994	4.7%	5.6%	11.0%	*	5.5%	6.4%	6.1%
1995	3.9%	4.7%	9.3%	*	4.6%	5.1%	5.6%
1996	5.0%	5.9%	11.6%	*	5.9%	5.5%	5.4%
1997	4.1%	4.9%	9.7%	*	4.8%	4.6%	5.0%
1998	3.5%	4.2%	8.4%	*	4.1%	4.1%	4.5%
1999	4.5%	5.4%	10.6%	*	5.3%	4.2%	4.2%
2000	3.3%	3.9%	7.9%	*	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%
2001	4.0%	4.8%	9.4%	*	4.7%	4.7%	4.8%
2002	6.1%	7.2%	13.9%	*	7.1%	6.2%	5.8%
2003	5.6%	6.6%	12.9%	*	6.5%	5.6%	6.0%
2004	4.6%	5.5%	10.7%	6.6%	5.4%	4.8%	5.5%
2005	5.2%	10%	8.3%	6.2%	5.5%	4.6%	5.1%
2006	4.7%	9.2%	7.5%	5.4%	5.0%	4.1%	4.6%
2007	4.4%	8.5%	7.0%	5.2%	4.3%	3.8%	4.6%

Please note Maricopa is aggregated in Pinal County figures prior to 2004.
Source: AZ Department of Economic Security.

Non-Agricultural Employment 2007 Annual Average for Pinal County

Total Civilian Labor Force 104,400
Total Employment 99,525
Total Non-farm Employment 51,700
Goods Producing 8,000
Mining & Construction 4,125
Manufacturing 3,900
Service-Producing 43,700
Trade, Trans., and Pub. Util. 8,900
Information 350
Financial Activities 1,500
Professional & Business Services 3,550
Education & Health Services 4,175
Leisure & Hospitality 4,725
Other Services 1,625
Government 18,875

Source: Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, by State of Arizona, Department of Economic Security, Research Administration. 2007 Year-end Averages.