More good news: Phoenix expected to have the 4th best job growth this winter (Tempe: find a job, colleges)

[Ritchie_az]

I'm not a fan of U-6. There is no perfect model, but to include teenagers who would like a full-time job but can't find one, plus stay-at-home moms who had a job once, but now don't and are not even looking, etc., is not the best model, IMHO. Does it have it's place? I'm sure it must. But I do not believe it is the most accurate picture of the employment picture of any given town. A college town or a town with a high percentage of single-income families could skew the data.

[actinic]

Originally Posted by Ritchie_az

I'm not a fan of U-6. There is no perfect model, but to include teenagers who would like a full-time job but can't find one, plus stay-at-home moms who had a job once, but now don't and are not even looking, etc., is not the best model, IMHO. Does it have it's place? I'm sure it must. But I do not believe it is the most accurate picture of the employment picture of any given town. A college town or a town with a high percentage of single-income families could skew the data.

Agreed, there's no truly accurate stat but it is clearly a better measure than U-3. The skewness is typically factored through adjusted (vs unadjusted) measures.

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by Ritchie_az

Best and Worst Cities for Jobs in 2011 - Yahoo! Real Estate


Things are looking up and up, and the tables have quickly turned. Between this and the third-largest-job-growth news that came out a couple months ago, Phoenix is now (and again) one of the hottest job markets in the country.

Thank You

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by MinusX

I wish people would quit complaining. Arizona has the highest % change in GDP out of EVERY state. That equals growth and more job opportunities. If you really believe our growth is that bad, move to the East Coast and see first hand just how devastating the job market is. Then we can have a discussion. Your personality usually lands you the job and your resume comes second.

I noticed Actinic had no response to this and ignored this post. I would like to hear the negative Nancys address this fact!

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by Rubee

Not quite sure why you would post a year-old article to refute a current one. That article is from November 2009, while Ritchie_AZ's link regarding Phoenix expected to have the 4th best job growth this winter is current - dated December 17, 2010. Many of your links are outdated as it appears you search for negative ones to respond to any thread that posts recent positive news.

This is an example of haters manipulating information to support their agenda. This is a clear example of Phoenixairconcens quoting a year old article to dispute the current situation rather than accept current data. It's classic

Keep in mind, this is the same person who falsely claimed Arizona led the nation in asthma rates which is completely false. Me being a physician, I happen to know the facts on epidemiology regarding that area and saw the b.s. a mile away.

[pr0zac]

All I know is that they're hiring like crazy at GoDaddy.com, Paypal, and Amazon from what I hear.

[slackjaw]

Good post, thanks Ritchie.

I think an improved employment situation is about the only that will get the sorry state of housing to start improving, get people working to start taking a bite out of the excess inventory.

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by slackjaw

Good post, thanks Ritchie.

I think an improved employment situation is about the only that will get the sorry state of housing to start improving, get people working to start taking a bite out of the excess inventory.

And when you account for the recent move by companies to set up headquarters here and creating offices here, it looks like the local economy is finally moving in a positive direction.

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by pr0zac

All I know is that they're hiring like crazy at GoDaddy.com, Paypal, and Amazon from what I hear.

Add Intel to that list, they are also hiring like crazy right now. I have several friends who have high level management positions and they are very active right now.

[MinusX]

Maricopa Community Colleges - Maricopa Career Network - Home - is another great place to start. I recently moved to Arizona and landed a job within a week. This site(thanks to a friend who told me about it) provided me with pages upon pages of job postings to review.