Arizona Job Quality Ranks Low...

Arizona job quality ranks low, from the Phoenix Business Journal, reports that Arizona lags behind the national average in terms of job quality and wages, according to a new study released Wednesday by the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU. Arizona ranks 23rd in terms of job quality due to its high number of jobs in lower paying industries such as food services, retail, hotels and back-office operations and lack of major employment clusters in high-paying scientific and technology sectors. The rankings come despite the fact that Arizona ranks second only to Nevada in terms of overall employment and population gains. The report on job quality in 2004 and the change between 2001 and 2004 is available on-line at www.wpcarey.asu.edu



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