5.02 New Jobs Created (summary)

<p>Tempe is among Arizona's most educated cities, lending to a creative, smart atmosphere. With more than a dozen colleges, trade schools, and universities, about 40 percent of our residents over the age of 25 have Bachelor's degrees or higher. Having such an educated and accessible workforce is a driving factor in attracting and growing jobs for residents in the region.</p><p>The City of Tempe is a member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), and with the membership, staff tracks collaborative efforts to recruit business prospects and locations. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is a performance-driven, public-private partnership. GPEC partners with the City of Tempe, Maricopa County, 22 other communities, and more than 170 private-sector investors to promote the region’s competitive position and attract quality jobs that enable strategic economic growth and provide increased tax revenue for Tempe.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>This dataset provides the target and actual job creation numbers for the City of Tempe and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). The job creation target for Tempe is calculated by multiplying GPEC's target by twice Tempe's proportion of the population.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>This page provides data for the New Jobs Created performance measure.</p><p>The performance measure dashboard is available at <a target='_blank' href='https://financial-stability-and-vitality-tempegov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/new-jobs-created' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>5.02 New Jobs Created</a>.<br />&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Additional Information</strong><br />&nbsp;</p><p>Source: Extracted from GPEC monthly and annual reports and proprietary excel files<br />Contact:&nbsp;Madalaine McConville<br />Contact Phone: 480-350-2927<br />Data Source Type: Excel files<br />Preparation Method: Extracted from GPEC monthly and annual reports and proprietary Excel files<br />Publish Frequency: Annually<br />Publish Method: Manual<br /><a target='_blank' href='https://tempe.gitbook.io/data-dictionary/business-and-economy/5.02-new-jobs-created' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Data Dictionary</a><br />&nbsp;</p>

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