ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC SECURITY
September 1974
An Employment Security Publication
PREFACE
The purpose and objective of this semiannual publication is to provide useful economic and manpower information on the Phoenix Area (Maricopa County) to business and government decision-makers, and to the general public. This report covers developments for the area as a whole, and for specific sections within the area.
Your cornments and suggestions are invited so that we may make any improvements that our readers feel are essential. Letters and comments may be addressed to: Phoenix Area Manpower Review, Research and Statistics Bureau, P.O. Box 6l23, Phoenix, Arizona 85005. ' .} HIGHLIGHTS
Since the 1970 census, Maricopa County's population has increased by 21% to an estimated 1,173,000. (See Pages 2 and 27.)
The Phoenix area civilian labor force reached 503,600 in July; the labor force participation rate declined for the first time in 12 years. (See Pages 5 and 26.)
Manufacturing and trade industries continue as the area's major employers, ac counting for nearly half the total nonagricultural wage and salary employment. (See Pages 5 and 6.)
Federal Manpower programs are being decentralized and decategorized under the recently enacted Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). As of this date, almost $9,700,000 has been granted to Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix, (See Pages 7 and 8,)
The economic outlook for the Phoenix area calls for a continued slow upward move ment for the rest of the year. (See Page 11.)
Twenty-two building business activities announced or started during the first six months of 1974 are listed on Page 12.
Two examples of underutilized human resources are the handicapped worker and women, A discussion of each is presented on Pages 15 through 17.
Many clerical, sales, service and health occupations continue to be in high demand--see others on Page 19.
See Section IV for information on current manpower programs.
~1- AREA MANPOWER PROFILE
Labor Area Definition
The Phoenix Area Manpower Review contains information and data for the Phoenix Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) which includes all of Maricopa County.
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Total Resident Population
1970 July 1974 Census Estimates % Increase
Phoenix SMSA 969, 425* 1,173,000** 21.0 Arizona 1,773,420* 2,150,000** 21.2 United States 203,235,298 211,210,000*** 3.9
*Revised by Bureau of the Census, April 12, 1972. **Arizona Department of Economic Security estimates. ***Current Population Report, Series P-25, Number 521, May 1974, Bureau of the Census
For Population by race, see Table 3 in the Appendix.
- 2- Civilian Labor Force
July July 1974 % Increase 1973 (Preliminary) 1973/1974
Phoenix SMSA 480,600 503,600 4.8 Arizona 813,200 852,500 4.8 United States 90,917,000 93,276,000 2.6
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Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
July July 1974 % Increase 1973 (Preliminary) 1973/1974
Phoenix SMSA 419,300 433,000 3.3 Arizona 696,300 720,600 3.5 United States 75,368,000 76,830,000 1.9
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Manufacturing Employment as Percent of Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
July July 1974 1973 (Preliminary)
Phoenix SMSA · 19. 7% 19.6% Arizona 15.6 15.4 United States 26.2 25.8
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Employment in Selected Key Industries Phoenix SMSA
July July 1974 % Change 1973 (Preliminary) 1973/1974
Manufacturing 82,700 84,700 2.4 Contract Construction 37,900 34,500 -9.0 Trade 103,200 108,200 4.8 Services 73,100 75,800 3.7 Government 70,800 74,400 5.1
-3- Unemployment Rate ( Seasonally Adjusted)
May June July 1974 July 1974 1974 (Preliminary) 1973
Phoenix SMSA 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 3.5% Arizona 5.4 5.4 5.3 3.6 United States 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.7
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Phoenix Area Classification by U.S. Department of Labor July 1974 Group C Area of Moderate Unemployment
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RECENT MANPOWER DEVELOPMENTS
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Maricopa County's civilian labor force reached 503,600 in July 1974 , a less than normal gain of 23,000 during the past year . The labor force participation rate (based on total population) declined in 1974 for the first time in 12 years.
Year Participation Rate Year Participation Rate
July 1961 33 . 6% July 1968 36.4% July 1962 33.4 July 1969 38.3 July 1963 33.4 April 1970 39.8 July 1964 34.0 July 1971 40.1 July 1965 34.5 July 1972 41. 0 July 1966 35.2 July 1973 43.5 July 1967 35.3 July 1974 42 .9
The drop in participation rate can probably be at t ributed to two events, One, a number of jobseekers have become discouraged in their search for work and have dropped out of the labor market. And two, the number of individuals (mostly teenagers) that would normally enter the labor market have decided on a different course of action, such as school, vacation or just a leisure summer. While the participation rate only declined 0.6% it should be pointed out what this means in real numbers. A change of 0.1% translates into 1,173 individuals. By using the average increase of 1.42% per year over the past five years, and adding the 0.6% drop in 1974, an estima ted 23,700 more persons could have been expected in the labor force this year than actually entered.
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENTS
The current economic slowdown has created a unique situation in terms of employ ment distribution. Mainly, a shuffling is taking place within most industries. In relation to total nonagricultural wage and salary employment, manufacturing has remained in the area of 19.6% for three years. In 1970, it was 21.7%. Con tract construction, climbing until late 1973, started downward in late Spriq.g 1974-- and is still dropping. Finance, insurance and real estate, in addition to trade, remain constant, meaning both follow the overall economic climate very closely. Government and transportation, communication and public utilities have been declining in relation to others- -until this year that is. Now we see a complete turnabout. If any conclusions can be gained from these figures , it is that in times of economic slowdown, manufacturing, construction and finance are most vulnerable and may even lead the downturn. Transportation, communication and public utilities, trade, services, and government either follow or resist any downward pressure. The table on the following page presents employment by industry as a ratio to total nonagricultural employment in Maricopa.
- 5- . EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT MARICOPA COUNTY
July July July July 1970 1972 1973 1974
Manufacturing 21.7% 19.6% 19.7% 19.6%
Mining and Quarrying 0.1 0 . 1 0.1 0.1
Contract Construction 5 . 8 8 . 6 9.0 8.0
Transportation, Communication and Public Utilities 5.7 5 . 0 4.9 5.5
Trade 24.9 25.1 24.6 25.0
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2
Services and Miscellaneous 16.9 17.5 17.4 17.5
Government 17.7 17.0 16.9 17.2
UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has climbed throughout the year and reached a peak of 5.4% in June. July recorded a 5 . 3% rate with 29,800 total un employed, compared with 18,800 a year ago, and 21,500 in January. The large influx of new residents moving in to the Phoenix area prevent any rapid drop in this figure as the local economy improves, since most are unemployed when they arrive.
INDUSTRY- OCCUPATION MATRIX PROGRAM
It is apparent that the economy at the national level, and in Arizona, is under going changes that significantly affect the occupational structure of the labor force. Because there is an increasing need for a comprehensive and integrated set of employment projections, Arizona Employment Directions to 1978 was devised and made available in September 1973. This publication was initiated as a result of the Industry- Occupation Matrix Program; a cooperative effort of the U.S. Department of Labor's Manpower Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Arizona Department of Economic Security Research and Statistics Bureau. The prime objec tive of this Federal- State endeavor is the development of an aggregate national state industry- occupation employment matrix. The project is basically long term, and, while Arizona Employment Directions to 1978 was completed as a first hand effort in the program, continuing effort and revisions will result in Arizona Manpower Projections to 1980, to be available in the near future.
The 1970 Census of Population serves as a base for the development of occupational ratios. Inherently, since the data are derived from the census, it is based on the concept of one person- one job, as well as place of residence, Users of matrix data,
- 6- and occupational data from the 1970 Census should remember that the data is de rived from a 20% sample. Reliability is increased with sample size; thus, the greatest amount of detail will be presented for the state, Data for the Phoenix SMSA will probably closely parallel the level of detail shown for the state; however, less detail will be available for the Tucson SMSA and still less for the 12 nonmetropolitan counties,
Although initially a separate project, identification of Agribusiness will now become available as a part of the industry- occupation matrix , as will a number of other industrial categories, such as manufacturing, tourism and trade.
Results derived from the Industry- Occupation Matrix Program have been, and are useful to researchers and labor market analysts . Educators and manpower planners utilize the information in establishing education and training programs which are consistent with current and future manpower needs. In order to cope with future demands, some direction is necessary so that productivity and earning power are enhanced concurrent with minimal unemployment levels.
Preliminary estimates for total employment by 1980 are as follows:
1970 1980 % Change
Arizona 614,055 1,031,400 68.0 Phoenix SMSA 362,156 625,300 72.7 Tucson SMSA 117,405 209,700 78.6
CETA
After nearly five years' study of federal administration of manpower programs, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973. The purpose of CETA is to decentralize and decatego~ize numerous federal programs authorized under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) and under Title 1 of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA).
Rather than program guidelines being hammered out in Washington, under CETA, they are designed locally to meet local needs. Rather than operat e individual programs through separate sponsors- -as had previously been done--the Secretary of Labor now issues block grants to state and local prime sponsors. Usually, these prime spon sors are cities and counties with over 100,000 population. The grants are used for comprehensive manpower services tailored locally to meet local demands,
The Act affects thousands of Phoenicians and Arizonans: Workers, employed and unemployed; jobseekers; people who need training or other help to get and hold jobs; and State and local government employees-- not only mayors in the Phoenix SMSA area, but clerks, accountants, manpower planners-- who will be bringing man power programs directly to the people.
Enactment of CETA provides 'revenue sharing' funds to all communities in the state. When prime sponsors are allocated funds, and programs developed, this information will be presented in future issues of our manpower reviews.
- 7- Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix have joined t heir efforts and became one prime sponsor under CETA. Their grant totals almost $9 , 700 , 000 for FY 1974- 1975, to be contracted to various manpower service agencies for delivery of manpower services. The following explains how these funds are to be allocated:
Title I - An initial grant of $6,912,000 with an additional 5- 10% expected. Title I authorizes c ounseling, testing, and job placement; classroom skill training and remedial education; on- the- job training with public and . private em ployers; work experience and public service employment; and ancillary services like child care assistance, health ser vices, and allowances .
Title II - Public Service Employment - $585,000. Title II provides for transitional public service employment in areas of substantial unemployment (six and one- ha lf percent or more for three straight months).
Title III - Special Categories of the Population - $2,200,000. Title III authorizes manpower services to especially needy segments of the population, such as migrants and Indians, and to conduct research, technical assistance, evaluation, labor market information, and computerized job placement.
On July 25, 1974, Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan announced allocation of over $817,000 to Arizona's Indian reservations for public service employment under Title II of CETA. Identification of the reservation and allocation of funds is as follows:
Camp Verde $ 2,103 Cocopah 2,954 Colorado River* 8,901 Fort Apache 40,421 Fort Mohave* 1,507 Gila River 37,112 . Havasupai 1,922 Hopi 33,261 Hualapa i 4,253 Kaibab 603 Navajo* 596,675 Papago 40,582 Salt Rive:i;: 13,663 San Carlos 32,665 Yavapai 549 Total $817,171
*Reservations overlap state boundaries.
- 8- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TO BE REVISED
In April 1974 the U.S. Department of Labor announced it planned to revise the Consumer Price Index . It was planned that the revised index would begin to be reported in April 1977. The purpose was to broaden the index's coverage to reflect expenditures of 80% of the population compared with 55% at present. The current CPI reflects spending patterns of only urban wage and clerical workers. The new index would also cover salaried workers, professional workers, the self- employed, retired workers, and unemployed workers. The new index was to include: a new "market basket" based on a survey of consumer expenditures for commodities and services; new weights reflecting the proportions of expen ditures for food, fuel, medical services, and other products people buy; and a new sample of stores to reflect shifts in location of retail purchases such as from central cities to suburbs . The revision was deemed necessary because increasing numbers of labor contracts have escalator clauses tied to the CPI.
The April announcement brought reactions from organized labor. For instance, the President of the United Auto Workers claimed, "trade unions have a vital interest in the CPI as it currently stands." He went on to say before the Joint Economic Subcommittee of Congress that the unions are familiar with the current CPI and have many years of experience watching its behavior. Conse quently, the unions "know how to incorporate it responsibly :into contracts," Therefore, the U.A . W. urged continuation of the "wage-earner" index.
In May the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a decision to issue two indexes. One is to be an updated version of the current Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, and the other will be a broader Consumer Price Index for all Urban Households. Both indexes will incorporate improvements being developed as part of the revision program, i.e., it is anticipated that both will be produced with smaller measurement errors than the present index, and that the full array of city and other detail will be calculated and published for at least 3 years, 1977-80. During that period, both indexes will be evaluated and a decision will be made whether to continue both of them,. to discontinue one, or to develop a "family" of indexes suitable to a broad range of consumer subgroups.
- 9- U. S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
ALL ITEMS
1967=100
Ann. Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr . May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg .
1957 82.8 83.1 83.3 83.6 83.8 84.3 84 . 7 84 .8 84.9 84.9 85 .2 85.2 84.3
1958 85.7 85.8 86.4 86.6 86 . 6 86.7 86.8 86 . 7 86 . 7 86.7 86.8 86.7 86.6
1959 86 . 8 86.7 86.7 86.8 86.9 87 . 3 87.5 87.4 87.7 88.0 88.0 88.0 87.3
1960 87.9 88.0 88.0 88.5 88.5 88.7 88. 7 88.7 88.8 89.2 89.3 89.3 88 . 7
1961 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.4 89.8 89.7 89.9 89.9 89.9 89.9 89.6
1962 89.9 90.0 90.3 90.5 90.5 90.5 90 . 7 90.7 91. 2 91.1 91.1 91.0 90.6
1963 91.1 91. 2 91. 3 91.3 91.3 91. 7 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.5 91. 7
1964 92.6 92.5 92.6 92.7 92 .7 92.9 93.1 93.0 93.2 93.3 93.5 93.6 92.9
1965 93.6 93.6 93.7 94.0 94.2 94,7 · 94 . 8 94.6 94.8 94 . 9 95.1 95.4 94.5
1966 95.4 96.0 96.3 96 . 7 96.8 97.1 97.4 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.5 98.6 97.2
1967 98.6 98.7 98.9 99 . 1 99.4 99.7 100.2 100.5 100.7 101.0 101.3 101.6 100.0
1968 102.0 102.3 102.8 103.1 103.4 104.0 104.5 104.8 105.1 105.7 106.1 106.4 104.2
1969 106.7 107.1 108.0 108.7 109.0 109.7 110. 2 ll0.7 111.2 111.6 112. 2 ll2.9 109.8
1970 113.3 113. 9 114.5 115. 2 115.7 116.3 116. 7 116. 9 117. 5 118 . 1 118.5 119.1 116.3
1971 119.2 119.4 119.8 120.2 120.8 121.5 121.8 122. 1 122.2 122.4 122.6 123.1 121.3
1972 123.2 123.8 124.0 124. 3 124.7 125.0 125.5 125 . 7 126 .2 126.6 126.9 127.3 125.3
1973 127.7 128.6 129.8 130. 7' 131.5 132.4 132. 7 135.1 135.5 136. 6 137.6 138.5 133.1
1974 139. 7 141.5 143.1 144 . 0 145 . 6 147.1 148.3
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AREA MANPOWER OUTLOOK
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
By the end of the second quarter 1974, the Phoenix area economy was continuing its year long "upward" dr ift. Unlike the past two years (July- to- July) when the area's employment growth was spectacular, gaining an average of almost 3,200 monthly, the past 12 months have recorded a paltry advance of just 12,000 (see Table 2 in the Appendix) . Since January, the growth has been only 5,700. In the meantime, pe~ple continue to move to the Phoenix area in record numbers expecting the community to be the answer to all their dreams and prayers. Unfortunately, unemployment in the
area of 30,000 (11 1000 above one year ago) doesn't answer too many dreams, espe cially when the fact is considered that the civilian labor force increased just 23,000 during the past year. This means the unemployment rate associated with the labor force growth amounts to 47.8%. As gloomy as this sounds, the relative effect on currently employed persons has been minimal. Layoffs are down to very low levels indicating that jobs are not being lost, they are just not being created as rapidly as in past years and can therefore not keep up with the new entrants to the labor force,
During the past year, contract construction was the only industry in Maricopa County to experience an employment decline. In fact, between August 1973 and July 1974, employment levels recorded month- to-month gains on only two occasions. Until interest rates decline and more loan money is made available to residential builders, not much improvement can be expected.
Trade is by far the area's largest employer, but it too is experiencing a slowdown in growth . The past year's expansion is only slightly more than half of that of the previous year. Automotive sales and service station employment has dropped 600 since July 1973 , a result of the energy crises, but was up 1,000 over the year before . All other sectors of trade advanced with all but restaurants recording smaller gains than a year ago.
Transportation, communication and public utilities is the only area where the past year's performance surpassed the previous year.
The outlook for the Phoenix area is somewhat unsettled, The economy will probably remain soft, with only a slow upward movement. When the building industry regains its upward momentum other industries will follow. It will take considerable time before the labor market will be able to absorb the large number of unemployed which are currently dragging on the economy. This process could stretch out since inmi gration will continue. As long as this inflow exceeds the growth in jobs, the more acute the unemployment picture will get.
BUILDING AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
The following developments for Maricopa County have been announced in the first six months of 1974. Developments listed will be confined primarily to those for which employment will be substantially affected.
Sentry Insurance Company announced plans for a headquarters facility in northeast Scottsdale. The company will locate in a 40 acre office- industrial complex and eventually employ over 900.
- 11- Construction on a $30 million, two level shopping mall, in Tempe, is under way. The mall will contain four department stores and 100 other shops plus an ice skating rink, restaurant and banking services. Opening is planned for the spring of 1975.
Motorola announced plans f or a $20 million plant southeast of Tempe. By March 1975, the facility will employ 1 ,500 , but will ultimately reach 9,000. The 160 acre site is zoned for garden-type industry .
Armour & Co. is building a research and development facility on a 22 acre site in Scottsdale's Thunderbird Industrial Air park. The research lab will employ about 325 people, mostly with high education levels. The Armour Phoenix Research Center wil l. conduct research and development of food products, soaps, deodorants and other Armour products . Many of the researchers to be employed here will be transferred from three midwest Armour research centers.
The Digital Equipment Corporation has acquired 90 acres at the Black Canyon Highway and Union Hills Drive for a facility that will ultimately employ 2,500 to 3,000. It is seeking rezoning for the site to initially permit building 320,000 sq. ft. of factory space for electronics assembly. Also part of the zoning application was a request to permit addition of another 180,000 sq. ft. of factory space, a 72,000 sq. ft . building for a training facility, cafeteria and offices , and 108,000 sq. ft. of auxiliary warehouse space as needed. The new plant' s employment would mean a substantial 3% to 3.5% increase to Maricopa County's manufacturing employment, or a 6 . 5% to 8% increase in machinery manu facturing employment when compared to June 1974 total employment in those categories.
The General Tire and Rubber Company's Phoenix tennis ball plant plans to hire 75 additional production workers in a $1 million expansion. The expansion will increase employment to 280 and plant size to 100,000 sq. ft. to house new presses and packaging equipment . A spokesman for the firm said that this expansion is a result of the phenomenal continuing growth of tennis in the United States and abroad . General Tire is the world's leading manufacturer of tennis balls.
The Garrett Corp. recently announced receipt of a $5 million order for engines for jet aircraft from Israel Aircraft Industries, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel. This engine, produced by Garrett's Airesearch Mfg . Co. local plant will develop 3,700 pounds of thrust.
Construction of a $25 million office park that will accommodate approximately 2,400 workers began at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale in March 1974. The project occupies 40 acres and will be located in a park- like atmosphere.
The Hartford Insurance Group will begin construction of its new $25 million Cor porate Center opposite MetroCenter . Initial construction will include two identical four-story buildings, each with 80,000 sq, ft. of floor space, and one two-story 40,000 sq. ft. structure. Additional satellite buildings for restaurants, banks, and other services may also be included . Hartford will relocate the 150 people in its central Phoenix regional office to one of the buildings at the new site. Re maining land of the 54 acre campus- like office park will be developed as it is leased.
- 12- Land owned by the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community is being commercially developed at Indian Bend and Pima Roads by Indian Trails Development Co . , Ltd. , and several other investors. The $4 million development will include a neighbor hood shopping center containing nearly 100,000 s q . ft. of retail and about 500,000 sq. ft. of office space.
The Don Koll Company has begun construction on t he first of t hree phases of a $6 million light industrial part at 48th Street and Broadway in Tempe. Six buildings are planned for the 7.2 acres,
Graybar Electric, Inc . an electrical distributor is constructing a 62,000 sq. ft. office and warehouse facility at 33rd Drive and Earll in t he Ea ton Industrial area. The facility is expected to be completed by mid- November 197/~. Headquarters for Graybar Electric, Inc . is New York.
Alpha Four, in cooperation with Del E Webb Corp., is developing a $35 million shopping, financial and professional complex east of Mesa. Phase one of construc tion will be a five- story building, the "Mesa Mall Financial and Professional Center . " When this building is completed, construction will begin on the 800,000 sq. ft. Mesa Mall Shopping Center.
The American Bank of Commer ce, recently opened its headquarters on North Central Avenue, Capitalized at $1. 5 million, the bank's adm inistrators seek to appeal to t he business community and offer commercial loans . The bank will stress a futur istic theme by displaying space artifacts and commercial art reproductions of the space program. The American Bank of Commerce is the first new bank in Phoenix to receive a state charter in 15 years .
Another new savings institution in Phoenix has moved into its permanent home office, Saguaro Savings and Loan Association now occupies an 8,000 sq.ft. free standing building at the 19th Avenue entrance to t he Chris- Town shopping center. The new association had $4 million in assets at the close of its first year.
Two ma jor residenti al developments were announced. Tempo Homes, Inc. received approval from the Phoenix Planning Commission to develop Unit 2 of its Heard Ranch projects. The 145 acre development will offer 100 "ranchettes" on one to three acre lots . It will be located between the Western Canal and Vineyard Road and 28th and 32nd Streets. Sunterra Properties, Inc, announced plans to develop a 100-acre site on the northwest corner of Extension and Baseline Roads, adjacent to Dobson Ranch. Construction of t his $11 million project will require 2-1 / 2 to 3 years to complete and will include 439 living units , a school, and a professional office building.
Plans for a $250 million residential and commercial development by Arizona Biltmore Estates , a Division of Talley Industries, have been submitted to the Phoenix Planning and Zoning Commission. The area to be developed encompasses 1,045 acres between Camelback Road and the Phoenix Mountains and between 24th and 32nd Streets. The plans call for 2,065 housing units, expansion of the Bilt more Fashion Park, two new shopping centers on 32nd Street, a medical center, two motels, and across from the American Express complex--office buildings.
- 13- Construction may start later this year on the Vi llage of Paradise Valley Development in Phoenix. Its boundaries will be Thunder b ird Road on t he north , Cholla Street south, 40th Str eet- west and 52nd Street on the eas t. Westcor , Inc. developers of the MetroCenter and Los Arcos Mall , indicat ed homes for 13,000 residents and jobs for 10,000, not including const ruction jobs, wou ld be provided. Facilities to be pro vided include two neighborhood shopping centers, a t ennis club , a home furnishings village, an office park, and a golf course. First phase construction of Paradise Valley Mall, to be completed in 1978, will house three major department stores .
Various government agencies announced building development plans for a combined value of $10 million. The County Health Planning Council endorsed a $5.5 million expansion t o the Maricopa Count y General Hospital . The expansion will include five operating rooms, a new buLn unit, 17 outpa tient examination rooms, six other exam ination rooms, and t wo trauma r ooms . A $1 . 3 million post office will be built in Maryvale Shopping City to provide full postal s ervices . Two public housing projects were dedicated in April, Parkway Terrace, on Mar yvale Parkway, a 108 unit complex for the elderly, cost $1.8 million and Hayden Park Apartments in northeast Phoenix, a 74 unit multi- racial complex , cost $1.3 million.
A $2 million Ramada I nn and Camp Inn is to be built on Grand Avenue in Peoria. The Camp Inn, adjacent to the 103 r oom hotel, will accommodate 73 recreational vehicles. It will featur e a club house, convenience center , and launderette. Campers will also have access t o t he hotel facilities , including a swimming pool, dining room, lounge and dance floor. Ex pected completion date for the new complex, which will be operated by Romney International Hotels , is early 1975 .
Fry's Food Stores began construction in June on a new $3 million distribution com plex on W. Washington Street. The 250,000 sq. ft. facility will be one of the largest in the state. It will include an office and truck maintenance facility to serve all of Fry's distribution and administrative needs for the state. Fry's chain of food stores now includes 18 in the valley, four in Tucson, and one in Prescott with an additional three under construction in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa.
Phoenix is foreseen to become a "convention boom town" by local convention promo ters and city officials. Central to realization of this prediction is the completion next year of the new Adams in February and the Hyatt Regency in December. These two downtown hotels will provide headquarters for conventions using the Phoenix Civic Plaza. The Plaza has capacity for 10 , 000 convention delegates and is designed for 80 to 85 percent of the U. S. convention market. A number of major conventions have already been booked by the Plaza and have made reservations at the new hotels. Included are:
American National Cattleman's Association - January 1975 - 5,000 delegates National Association of Exposition Managers - December 1975 - 500 delegates Metal Building Dealers Association - February 1976 - 3,500 delegates American Institute of Banking - June 1977 - 4,000 delegates International City Managers Association - October 1979 - 3,000 delegates
The valley of the Sun Convention Bureau estimates each delegate spends more than $52 per day. That level of spending would br ing an extra quarter million dollars per day to the Phoenix economy when a convention of 5,000 meets. Official estimates of recent convention business here show income of $25 million from 130,000 delegates in Fiscal 197~, and $25 to $30 million from 145,000 delegates in Fiscal 1974.
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AREA MANPOWER PROBLEMS
UNDERUTILIZED HUMAN RESOURCES
UNS are people who feel UNwanted or UNdesirable because they are either UNderemployed or UNemployed--in short, because they are UNderutilized human resources. One type of UN residing in Maricopa County is the handicapped worker.
To help the UNS the United States Congress passed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The U. S. Department of Labor is charged with administering Section 503 of this Act, which is the part that deals with compliance and affirmative action. So, .. employers who hold federal contracts or subcontracts are required to give equal employment opportunities to handicapped persons in all facets of employment--hiring, promotion, training , transfer policy, termination, accessibility of jobs, and determining working conditions. Which means that said employers must take affirmative action steps to hire handicapped workers ,
But where are these UNS and what are their handicaps? Employers interested in hiring handicapped persons should call JOB BANK at 252- 3971 and state "Handicapped Worker Preferred" when you place your job order . There were over 3,400 of them on our Rehabilitation Services' active caseload at the end of July 1974 . Of these, 6% were ready for employment and 24% were in training.
This means a constant supply of trained handicapped workers are available through JOB BANK. Surveys show that the handicapped worker -
Is absent less frequently Is often the most loyal Has fewer injuries than the average worker Has slightly higher production.
So why not try to hire one. See Table 5 in the Appendix to determine what types of UNS may be available for you.
Family Planning and Day Care
Women are kept from entering or remaining in the labor market for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they have transportation problems getting to and from work and they don't have the financial resources to obtain credit-- the syndrome perpetuates itself--no work, no credit; no credit, no transportation; no transportation, no work- the cycle is complete,
There is another situation which has a cycle of from six to eighteen years depending on circumstances which are quite often beyond a woman's control, This is the child care cycle. If all goes well a woman can go back to work when her child reaches school age-- but many times something goes awry; another child enters the picture, or the child has physical or emotional problems, etc.
The long- term solution to this problem is family planning which is an attempt to preserve the rights of both parents and children. A child's rights include a number of factors--love, moral and spiritual guidance are time consuming, h?wever, they are "free," But what about those rights that are costly to satisfy--like food, health care, shelter, clothing and education?
-15- According to a 1969 study , an average U. S. family must spend about $40,000 in direct costs to raise a first child from birth through a BA degree. An addi tional $58,000 in opportunity costs (the working mother's lost earnings) should also be considered . The combined costs for each additional child "are only" $48,800. The following explains these costs :
Cost
Cost of giving birth $1,534 Cost of raising a child to age 18* 32,830 Cost of College education 5 , 560
Opportunity costs for the average woman** $58,437
TOTAL COSTS OF A FIRST CHILD $98,361
Marginal cost for each additional child spaced two years apart $48 , 793
*U. S. Department of Agriculture "moderate cost" level. **Depending on the educational background of the mother, the opportunity costs (earnings foregone by not working) could be higher or lower. Source: Family Planning. Digest Volume 1, Number 5, September 1972
One thing employers can do to help their employees with this problem is to make them aware of family planning programs available in the Phoenix area. For example, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF PHOENIX, MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICE, or the SOCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE at your nearest DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY.
Another thing employers can do is to assist their employees in finding good day care facilities. If their child day care concerns are taken care of, they may be more productive. If you want to go a step further, you can establish day care facilities for your employees. To help employers accomplish this, the Arizona State Legislature passed House Bill 2256 in 1974. This Bill allows em ployers to take certain tax deductions if they provide day care facilities for their worker's children.
Since there are 64,200 families with children under age six .living within Maricopa County, employers might consider the child care issue. In any event, you can pass on the things to look for in good day care services contained on the following page.
- 16- Day Care Services
In Arizona, day care services mean the care of children for 2art of the 24 hour day--the following are examples:
In- Home Day Care is care and super vision of children in their own home by a person, other than parent, guardian, or other member of the household .
A Family Day Care Home is a family home in which children are given care and super vision for pay . Day Care Mothers are certified by the local Social Services Offices of the Department of Economic Security,
A Day Care Center (or Nursery School) is a facility giving care and supervision to five or more children unrelated t o the owner . These centers must conform to the regulations of, and be licensed by, the Arizona State Department of Health Services.
But just what is good day car e? Generally, good day care offers your child healthy social and educational experiences while under qualified supervision in safe and stimulating surr oundings . Good day care programs help strengthen families and reduce stress at home . If you're wo r king or want t o go to work and are concerned about the quality of day care services in your area, here are some things to coniider so you can detennine how they measure up:
1 . I s the facility licensed or is the day care Mother certified? 2. I s the staff large enough for the number of children being cared for ? If they are f requently " short of h elp" or they won't let you see the entire center, then use caution . 3 . Are the f a cilities clean, well lighted, ventilated or heated? A urine odor may mean that infant ' s diapers aren.'t rinsed or changed often enough. 4. I s there enough room for safe indoor and outdoor play? Are crawling infants allowed to crawl or are t hey kept in cribs all day? Are infants ever taken outside? Is there enough space for safe comfortable rest? 5 . Is ther e a war m and cheerfu.l atmosphere? Do the children s eem to be relaxed and seem loving towar d the staff? 6. Are toys and equipment adequate and suitable? I s there a planned program for play , l earning and rest? Infants should have clean washable toys in their cribs. 7. Do meals have a good variety of nutritious foods that are served hot and in ample por tions. Is t he kitchen open for inspection? Are infants held when having a bottle? 8 . Do es the Center welcome parental participation, visits, inspections and questions- are parents encouraged to discuss policies, make suggestions or talk things over? 9. Is ther e proper provision for health services and pre-planning for emergencies? 10. I s the well- being of the children the pr imary concern of t he staff? Do staff members appear to be genuinely warm and l oving towards the children--do they really get involved with them or do t hey s i t in a corner and merely watch them?
If you ne ed more information about day care ser vices be sure to contact your local Department of Economic Secur ity Social Services Office--if your question is about a day care facility's l icense, t hen contact the Licensing Section of the Arizona State Department of Health Service, Room 302, 1740 W. Adams, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 or call 271- 5164 .
- 17 - BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT
A previous Phoenix Manpower Review pointed to the fact that employers may unwit tingly be creating barriers to job applicants by failing to eliminate sex designa tions from job titles. Barriers are created because women are not likely to apply 1 1 for jobs with a masculine label like fire man , while men will most likely shun feminine labeled jobs such as wait'ress' .
The Phoenix City Council :recently 'desexed' several positions by establishing new ,job classification titles. For example, Greenskeeper was previously called a Greensman, a Security Guard was a Watchman and an Equipment Tire Worker was labeled an Equipment Tire Repairman. In total, some 28 job classifications were retitled.
Another barrier to emplo~nent in the broadest sense, may be a person's attitude and/or self image. As children we were all socialized to believe certain things about who we are, what our capabilities may be and what all those other people are doing out there. One of the most important matrices on which we base our decisions is on our own sex role and the corresponding role expectations of others. Girls learn, for example , to "wait and let the boy do the asking." Boys, on the other hand, may receive the message that they must be manly , not show their emotions, and must be protective of females. Such role behavior may have served a useful function in an older time; however, it is precisely such conditioning which operates to re strict the opportunities of women in today's world .
Such "attitude" barriers to employment take two forms: one can be observed in men, the other is manifested in women themselves. Both types of barriers are the sub ject of a series of seminars "for and about women" at the City of Phoenix. The program, conducted by Dianne Crosby, EEO Specialist for Women, is aimed at helping women employees to better understand themselves and their potential, and at ad vising supervisors what they can do to eliminate such barriers on their part.
INNER CITY DEVELOPMENTS
The Phoenix Residential Manpower Center (PRMC), which is funded by the Job Corps , will celebrate its fifth anniversary on October 25, 1974. The Center, located at 518 South Third Street in Phoenix, is a comprehensive learning program for young men and women ages 16 through 21. The primary objective of the Center is to train young people who are out of school and do not have an adequate job.
The Center is presently recruiting statewide for trainees to enter a variety of vocational clusters including automotive, electronics assembly, health occupa tions and business and clerical careers. There are a limited number of quarters available for both male and female enrollees from all areas of the state who need residential facilities on an around-the- clock basis.
The program ended another successful fiscal year on June 30, 1974 by setting a few milestones in their progress. One was to nearly double the Work Experience Program (WEP) activity for their trainees . Another was to double their residential capacity for women. Other high- points for the year included an estimated 325 job placements while assisting 61 other enrollees to enter further education programs and 13 other trainees to enter the Armed Forces.
- 18- The Center's total training load for the year is estimated to have been well above 800. Employers looking for qualified PRMC graduates or jobseekers in need of further training should contact their nearest Employment Service office of the Arizona Department of Economic Security if they want more complete information.
UNMET MANPOWER NEEDS
Numerous occupations showed strong, steady demand by Phoenix area employers in April, May, and June. The following occupational skills have been in recent demand:
Professional, Technical , and Managerial: Accountant; Electronic Engineer and Draftsman; Manager, Couple (Apt ., Motel, Hotel); Nurse (L . P . N. and R.N.); Vocational Educators.
Clerical and Sales: Bookkeeper; Cashier; Clerk- Typist; Collector ; Data Processing Equipment Operators; Desk Clerk/Hotel Clerk; General Office Clerk; Keypunch Operator ; Receptionist; Sales Workers, various; Secretary; Telephone Operators; Typist .
Service Occupations: Bellman; Couple, Lodging Facility; Guard/Watchman; Maid, Hotel and Building; Waiter/Waitress ; Yardmau.
Farming, Fishery and Forestry: Gardener; Groundskeeper.
Processing Occupations : Coremakers; Molders.
Machine Trade Occupations: Automobile/Truck Mechanic; Furniture Repair and Fabricating; Grinder Operator; Lathe Operator; Machinist; Tool and /or Die Maker.
Bench Work: Optical Fabricating and Repair; Spray Painters.
Structural Work: Carpenter Helpers; Maintenance Man, Building, Sheetmetal Worker.
Miscellaneous Occupations: Bus Driver- Taxi Driver; Deliveryman; Warehouseman.
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MANPOWER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
RECENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS
On July 1, 1973, the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department, located at 500 South 3rd Avenue, was granted funds by the U.S. Department of Justice to add an Employment Coordinating Unit to its operations.
The Unit was needed to serve an estimated 40 to 50 percent of the 3,000 adults who are on probation within Maricopa County and who continue to remain unemployed . Most of these probationers are first offenders who have been referred to the Employment Co ordinating Unit by their probation officers.
The Unit provides a full range of employment services . All probationers are pre screened to determine their job readiness. Aptitude testing is utilized whenever there are questions regarding a probationer's job interests.
Most probationers are between 20 t o 30 years of age and are highly motivated to obtain and keep a job , Their job talents and work experience span the full range of the occupat ional spectrum. Potential employers don't need to worry about losses from infidelity, dishonesty or default if they hire probationers because the Federal Bonding Pr ogr am will provide protection up to $10,000 a mon t h . This coverage is available at no cost to employers.
If you're an emp loyer who's interested in hiring a probationer, contact the Job Bank at 252- 3971 or the Employment Coordinating Unit at 262- 3488. They will be most happy to serve you.
Mechanical Technology Center
The Mechanical Technology Center, which is part of the Maricopa County Community College District, dedicated its new facility at 621 North Seventh Avenue in Phoenix.
This new facility permits the expansion of their program in Automotive Technology . Additional programs in Diesel Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air conditioning and Motorcycle Mechanics, plus Welding Technology will be in full swing by the Spring of 1975.
The Center will train an estimated 300 adult students in the coming year. Employers interested in hiring qualified graduates should contact the Department of Economic Security's Placement Office located at Maricopa Technical College, Room 105, 106 E. washington Street, :Phoenix 85019--Phone: 258- 7251 - Ext. 308 .
BLK
BLK, a consulting firm which is headquartered in Washington, D.C ., was recently awarded a $300,000 contract by the U.S. Department of Labor to work with Ex Offenders in Maricopa and Pima Counties.
This pilot corrections project will serve an estimated 200 male Ex- Offender residents of metropolitan Phoenix or Tucson during the next 18 months .
- 20- The BLK project, temporarily at CEP Center I, 300 West Monroe in Phoenix, will be staffed by qualified male and female counselors.
The Ex- Offenders served by BLK will be over thirty years of age and will have a variety of job skills and work experience. BLK's staff will be working closely with the staff of the Department of Economic Security's (DES) Ex-Offender Program. Employees and other interested parties who want more complete informa tion about the project should contact BLK at 252-7621 or the DES Ex-Offender Program at 271- 5121.
Phoenix OIC
The Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) is a privately organized and directed training program emphasizing self- help minority group leadership and enrollment, extensive use of volunteers and assistance and participation by industry . Its purpose is to recruit and train unemployed workers who ordinarily have not been attracted to public agency programs. The Center prepares unem ployed and underemployed disadvantaged persons to become productive and indepen dent by increasing their employability and placing them in jobs and by providing . needed health, vocational rehabilitation, and employment services.
The Opportunities Industrialization Center obtained another year's funding from the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Phoenix to assist the Phoenix Police Department in recruiting minorities. The program called ROMP, the B:_ecruitment and Q_rientation of ~inority folice has no small task since only 20% of all candidates processed are acceptable. Recruitment is further reduced by peer pressure from the community against entering police work.
Phoenix OIC's total budget for Fiscal Year 1975 is expected to amount to $650,000, a 23% increase over that funded in FY 1974. A large portion of OIC's budget is alloted to various training programs for skills needed by entrepreneurs throughout our county. The following are representative of OIC's current training activities:
Time Offered
Adult Basic Education Days and Evenings Bank Teller Training Days Bookkeeping Evenings Cashier Days Clerical Days and Evenings Electronic Assemblers Days and Evenings GED Days and Evenings Radio and TV Broadcasting Days WIN Trainees Days
Persons who are interested in this program should contact the Opportunities Indus trialization Center, 39 East Jackson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; or call (602) 254-5081.
-21- MANPOWER PROGRAMS
The following is a list of manpower programs in operation in Maricopa County . If you need further information concerning these programs in your area, contact the nearest office of the Department of Economic Security. (For a full explanation of many of these programs , you can ask for a copy of the publication Manpower Programs at a Glance.)
Adult Basic Education Apprenticeship Program BLK Call- A- Teen Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) Employment Assistance, BIA Ex-Offender Program Job Corps Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) Operation Mainstream Operation SER Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) Phoenix Residential Manpower Center (PRMC) Summer Jobs for Youth Program Vocational Education · Vocational Rehabilitation Work Incentive Program (WIN)
Job Bank
One definition cited in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary for the word bank is "a group or series of objects arranged near, together, in a row, or a tier" - still another is "a place where something is held available" - and finally to be able to bank on something is to be able to "depend or rely on" it.
Well, the Arizona Department of Economic Security has a bank too! It's called JOB BANK and it meets all of Webster's criteria. JOB BANK has daily computerized job list ings which reach 5,000 jobseekers i n Maricopa County each month. When employers call the JOB Bank with their job requirements, immediate efforts are made to match them with applicant qualifications contained in the Central Appli cation File.
Applicants on file have a full range of job skills and work experience. Employers can have all types of jobs filled--part- time, full-time, temporary and seasonal - even RUSH ORDERS can be responded to!
If you are an employer and need to fill some of your job openings, call JOB BANK at 252- 3971, 24 hours a day and leave a message containing all pertinent informa tion, You can depend on them to provide you with Arizona's largest source of manpower . Best of all--this service is available at NO FEE to either you or the jobseeker.
- 22 - Call- A- Teen
The Maricopa County Youth Service Bureau in cooperation with operation LEAP spent another busy summer helping to coordinate Call- A- Teen activities throughout Maricopa County. The purpose of Call- A- Teen is to provide employment opportuni ties for young people primarily under sixteen years of age.
Major objectives of the program include helping these young people build construc tive work habits, improve their self image by doing something productive, and to obtain money to stay in school or assist their families. It is estimated that by close of summer 1974, 530 young people will have performed 1,187 jobs for nearly $4,725 in total wages. The average wages earned per hour has been $1.75 in jobs ranging from Baby Sitting to Window Washing.
Some of the organizations responsible for these accomplishments will continue to operate beyond the end of summer. Employers and homeowners interested i~ hiring Call-A-Teen youths should contact one of the following offices:
Adelante Con Mesa, 21 So, Hibbert, Mesa, Az., Ph: 834-7777 - Ext. 334 Community Action Agency, 8235 S, 56th St , , Guadalupe, Az., Ph : 839- 2703 Community Action Agency, 2150 E. Orange, Tempe, Az., Ph: 968--3425 Glendale Community Action Agency, 6830 N. 57th Dr., Glendale, Az., Ph: 934-5206 Human Action for Chandler, 323 S. Arizona, Chandler, Az., Ph: 963 - 4321 Human Action for Gilbert, 175 So. Main, Gilbert, Az,, Ph: 963-4321 Maryvale Jaycees, 6102 W. Fairmount, Phoenix, Az. Ph: 846-5322 Phoenix Jaycees, 42 E. Midway, Phoenix Indian School, Phoenix,. Az., Ph: 277-8272 Phoenix - LEAP, 819 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Az., Ph: 276- 7338 Vista Del Camino Neighborhood Center, 7700 E. Roosevelt, Scottsdale, Az., Ph: 994- 2323
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A P P E N D I X
-25- Table 1
EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND-TOTAL WAGES COVERED BY THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW OF ARIZONA FOURTH QUARTER 1973 MARICOPA COUNTY
Percent Distribution Employees Average Industr.r Employers ·oct. Nov. Dec. Total Wages Employers Employees Wages
TOTAL 21,995 370,649 375,128 377 ,864 $823 ,432,823 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Mining 37 438 428 428 1,210,151 .2 .1 .1
Contract Construction 3,086 37,697 36,866 36, 452 113,617,958 14.0 9.9 13.8
Manufacturing 1,374 84,618 85,566 85,731 219,632,870 6.2 22.8 26.7 I N 0\ Transportation, Communica- I tions and Public Utilities 460 22,336 22,555 22 ,458 64,845 , 226 2.1 6.0 7.9
Trade--Wholesale and Retail 7,089 107,548 110,386 113,520 191,041,861 32.2 29.5 23.2
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 2,334 31,074 31,188 31,239 69,690,015 10.6 8.3 8.4
Service Industries 7,180 74,919 75,995 75,870 138,114,483 32.7 20.2 16.8
Other Industries 435 12,019 12,144 12,166 25,280 , 259 2.0 3.2 3.1 Table 2
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT May, June and July, 1974
May June July 1974 July % Change 1974 1974 (Preliminary) 1973 7/73- 7/74
TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 506,900 '508,500 503,600 480,600 + 4.8
Unemployed 27,500 33,900 2'9,800 18,800 +58.5
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment R?te 5.5% 5 . 4% 5 . 3% 3.5%
Total Employed 479,400 474,600 473,800 461,800 + 2 . 6
Agricultural 11,900 11,900 10,000 11,700 - 14.5
Nonagricultural 468,000 462,700 463,800 450,100 + 3.0
Other* 40,800 40,000 41,000 40,400 + 1.5
Adjustment for Commuting and Multiple Job Holding - 10,400 -10,200 - 10,200 - 9,800
Adjustment for Labor Management Disputes +200 +100 0 +200
Wage and Salary 437,400 432,800 433,000 419,300 + 3.3
Manufacturing 84,200 85,100 8l1, 700 82,700 + 2.4
Mining and Quarrying 400 400 400 400 0 I Contract Construction 34,900 . 34,700 . 31\. ,500 37,900 - 9 . 0
Transportation & Pub. Utilities 23, 60,0 23,800 23,800 20,500 +16 . 1
Trade 109,100 108,000 1013, 200 103,200 + 4.8
Finance, Ins. & Real Estate 30,900 31,100 31,200 30,700 + 1.6
Services and Miscellaneous 76,700 76,000 75,800 73,100 + 3.7
Government 77,600 73,700 71\.,400 70,800 + 5.1
*Self-employed, Unpaid Family Workers, and Domestics
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POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR ARIZONA AND COUNTIES July 1, 1974 (Preliminary)
SPANISH AREA ALL RACES WHITE NONWHITE HERITAGE % Total % Indian % Negro % Other -% % State Total 2,150,000 1,959,700 91.1 190,300 8.9 116,000 5.4 63,600 3 .0 10,700 .5 403,500 18.8
County:
Apache 40,600 9,800 24.1 30,800 75.9 30,300 74 . 6 500 1. 2 1~ - 3,000 7.4
Cochise 75,400 72,900 96. 7 2,500 3.3 300 .4 1,800 2.4 400 .5 25,100 33.3
Coconino 62,700 45,500 72.6 17,200 27.4 15,600 24.9 1,400 2.2 200 .3 8,300 13. 2
Gila 32,000 27,000 84.4 5,000 15.6 4,900 15.3 100 .3 * - 8,600 26.9
.6 6,000 33.3 I Graham 18,000 15,800 87.8 2,200 12.2 1,700 9.4 400 2.2 100 N CXl I Greenlee 11,600 11,400 98.3 200 1.7 200 1.7 * - * - 5,800 50.0 Maricopa 1,173,000 1,112,700 94.9 60,300 5.1 14,000 1.2 40,000 3.4 6,300 .5 169,400 14.4 lfohave 34,300 33,200 96.8 1,100 3.2 1,000 2.9 * - 100 .3 2,300 6.7 Navajo 53 ,800 26,700 49.6 27,100 50.4 26,100 48.5 900 1. 7 100 .2 6,100 11.3
Pima 435,000 408,400 93.9 26,600 6.1 11,100 2.6 12 , 900 3.0 2,600 .6 102 , 200 23 . 5
Pinal 80,500 69,400 86.2 11,100 13.8 7,500 9.3 3 , 400 4.2 200 .2 29,300 36.4 Santa Cruz 17,400 17,200 98.9 200 1.1 * - 100 .6 100 . 6 13 , 400 77 .o Yavapai 47,400 46,400 97.9 1,000 2 . 1 800 1.7 100 .2 100 . 2 5 , 800 12.2
Yuma 68,300 63,300 92.7 5,000 7.3 2, 500 3 .7 2 , 000 2.9 500 .7 18 , 200 26 .6
* Less than 25 Source: Department of Economic Security, Research and Statistics Bureau. Table 4
MARICOPA COUNTY HOURS AND EARNINGS SELECTED INDUSTRIES
CONTRACT RETAIL* WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION TRADE TRADE
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS
May 1974 $ 171. 78 $ 289.20 $ 124 .. 24 $ 187 . 63 June 1974 175.71 289.44 127 . 80 197.24 July 1974 179.78 295.35 124 .. 96 197 . 24 July 1973 162.40 271.44 127 .. 09 184.54
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
May 1974 39 . 4 36.7 34.9 40 . 7 June 1974 40.3 36.0 35.5 41. 7 July 1974 40.4 35.8 35.1 41.7 July 1973 40.0 36.0 35.6 41.1
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS
May 1974 $ 4.36 $ 7.88 $ 3.56 $ 4.61 June 1974 4 . 36 8.04 3.60 4.73 July 1974 4.45 8.25 3.56 4.73 July 1973 4.06 7.54 3.57 4.49
*Excludes Eating and Drinking Places
-29- Tabl.e 5 Figures as of 06/30/74 ARIZONA DISABILITY CASELOAD Fiscal Year 1973 and 1974
i:: 0 >-< (I) ., ~ 'lj ., ., i:: .,"' >-< 1: ..,>, i:: (l) ;:l Ul 0 (l) Q) 0. Ul Ul · 8 ...(I)"' .=i 8 (I) 8 8 :E 8 i:: i=l Q) 'tl .=i
FY 74
Caseload 435 491 3589 1368 676 442 1576 2189 1298 399 337 558 337 203 130 48 42 1130 3414 18662 %Total 2.3 2.6 19.3 7.3 3.6 2.4 8.4 11.7 .7.0 2.1 1.8 3.0 1.8 1.1 .7 . 3 . 2 6.1 18.3 loo% Rehabs 60 76 242 140 73 47 179 220 172 38 31 27 22 13 9 8 3 145 1505 I %Total 4.0 5.0 16.1 9.3 4. 9 3.1 11.9 14.6 11.4 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.5 . 6 . 2 L,J .9 . 5 9.6 0 100% 0 I FY 73
Ca!eload 326 431 2784 lll2 575 482 1924 2494 1542 289 249 406 267 132 81 40 12 794 5587 19527 %Total 1.7 2.2 14.3 5.7 3.0 2.5 9.8 12.8 7.9 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.3 .7 .4 . 2 .1 4.0 28. 6 100% Rehabs 59 79 267 164 79 40 381 176 205 19 26 38 17 10 13 6 0 212 1791 % Total 3.3 4.4 14.9 9.2 4.4 2. 2 21.3 9.8 11.5 1.1 1.5 2.1 .9 . 6 .7 .3 0 11.8 100%
Increase or Decrease from Previous Year Caseload 109 6o 805 256 101 -40 -348 -305 -244 110 88 152 70 71 49 8 30 336 -2173 -865 %Total 33.4 13 . 9 28.9 23.0 17.6 -8.3 -l8.l -12.2 -15.8 38.l 35 .3 37 .4 26.2 53 .8 60.5 20 .0 250 .0 42 .3 -38.9 -4.4 Rehabs 1 -3 -25 -24 -6 7 -202 44 -33 19 5 -11 5 3 -4 2 3 -67 -286 %Total 1.7 -3.8 -9-3 -14. 6 -7.6 17. 5 -53 -0 25.0 -16.1 0 19. 2 -28. 9 29. 4 30.0 -30.2 33 .3 -31.6 -16.0 Source : Disability Report 55-4 Caseload Movement 60-1 TECHNICAL NOTES AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL
The area manpower, employment, and unemployment information in this Review was compiled by the Research and Statistics Bureau of the Arizona Department of Economic Security in a cooperative program with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Manpower Administration, U. S. Department of Labor , I t is based in part on special survey data collected from a sample of local employers, representing nearly 50% of employment in the area, as well as information developed in the course of the normal operations of the public employment service and unemploy ment insurance programs. These data were supplemented by other information from organizations and agencies which work cooperatively with the Department of Economic Security in the implementation of various manpower training, vocational education , anti- poverty, and welfare programs and community development activities ,
LABOR AREA
A labor area is a geographical area consisting of a county, a central city, com munity, or communities in which there is a concentration of economic activity and in which workers can generally change jobs without changing their residence. Basic emphasis is on the relationship between the worker s' place of residence and place of work. The labor area covered by this Review is defined on Page 2 of the report .
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Civilian labor force represents the sum of the employed (exclusive of the Armed Forces) and the unemployed. Persons directly involved in labor- management disputes are considered employed but not at work.
EMPLOYMENT
Nonagricultural wage and salary employment estimates are developed principally from a sample of establishments which report regularly on their employment. These estimates are periodically compared with comprehensive counts of employment from tax records, which provide benchmarks for the various nonagricultural industries, and appropriate adjustments are made as indicated.
Nonagricultural wage and salary employment refers only to emp l oyees on establish ment payrolls during the sample week in each month (week including the 12th), and excludes self- employed, unpaid family workers, domestic workers, agricultural workers, and workers involved in labor-management disputes. Nonagricultural wage and salary employment figures relate to place of work and not place of residence. The payroll records include full- time and part- time employees and may count a person more than once to the extent that multiple job holding exists. during the payroll period. In addition, the data would include incommuters and exclude com muters who work outside the labor area,
- 31- All other nonagricultural employment includes persons who work in nonfarm industries in the area who are not on payrolls such as the self-employed, domestic workers in private households and unpaid family workers. Estimates f or this employment component are developed on a somewhat different basis than explained on the preceding page,
Agricultural employment in.eludes self- employed farm and ranch owners and unpaid family workers as well as year-round and seasonal hired workers,
UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment data included in this report for the Phoenix area are conceptually comparable with those released by the U.S . Department of Labor each month for the country as a whole, However, they are developed on the basis of a dif ferent procedure. The national data are based on a sample of 52,000 households t hroughout the countr y. The local area information starts with a count of per sons collec ting unemployment insurance benefits. To this total are added appro priate es timates for per s ons who have exhausted their unemployment insurance benefi ts and are still unemployed, persons who have delayed filing for benefits but who were seeking work, unemployed persons who applied for benefits but were not qualified to receive them, workers separated from industries not covered by unemployment insur ance, and unemployed persons newly entering or re-entering the labor force , The estimates thus include all workers not at work but actively seeking work in the sample week in each month. Unemployed are counted by their county of residence. The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percent of civilian labor force, The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is a statistical measure which corrects for cyclical variation in unemployment and reflects the basi c trend of the labor economy.
HOURS AND EARNINGS
Hours and earnings data are derived from reports of payr olls and man-hours for production and related workers in manufacturing and mining, construction workers in contract construction, and nonsupervisory employees in other industries, Average weekly and hourly earnings are on a gross basis and include premium pay for overtime, late shift work, connnissions, and incentive pay, The earnings series excludes irregular bonuses and retroactive pay. The workweek information relates to the average number of hours for which pay was received.
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Prepared in cooperation with the Elureau of Labor Statistics and the Manpower Adm ,n,stration, U .S. Department of Labor.
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