Jobs magnet: Study ranks metro Phoenix No. 1 nationally for attracting, retaining workers

In a national study by labor-analytics firm Emsit, metro Phoenix is ranked top again by its ability to attract and retain high-quality workers and other economic-development factors. However, Maricopa County still has issues, according to an ASU economist.

In a national study by labor-analytics firm Emsit, metro Phoenix is ranked top again by its ability to attract and retain high-quality workers and other economic-development factors. However, Maricopa County still has issues, according to an ASU economist.

In this story published in The Arizona Republic on Dec. 9, 2020:

One problem, as well as an attractive feature, is that we have lower wages in Arizona than in the U.S. overall. The study kind of misses that.

– Lee McPheters, research professor of economics and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center