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Prescott Valley has a wide variety of skilled workers who
enjoy our reasonable cost of living, security, a community
environment, and family atmosphere. The following sources
offer a good look at the workforce in the Prescott Valley
region:
Complete Demographic Report
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Prescott Valley is one of Northern Arizona's fastest growing
communities, with a population increase from approx. 17,500
to near 35,000 since 1996. Prescott Valley is part of what
is known as the quad-city region whose population is estimated
at 120,000 (2006) Find more demographic information in the
complete report.
The Tri-City Region
of Arizona
Labor Availability Report for 2006
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Sample Data
The Pathfinders has employed its experience in workforce
assessments for corporate site-selection clients and civilian
workforce assessments for the Department of Defense in locations
that faced military base closures to produce this evaluation
of the Tri-City Region, Arizona workforce.
The Pathfinders functions as a site-selection consultant
to many of America's largest corporations, including companies
such as AT&T, DuPont, Celanese, #M Corp., IMC Global,
Singapore Aerospace, AIG, UPS and Lockheed Martin. Senior
human resources executives from among corporate clients assisted
in refining this methodology and report format. Companies
making location decisions based upon these surveys have reported
that when staffing actually began, the numbers reported by
The Pathfinders proved to be accurate.
The information presented herein has been developed independently
of the client, and the client has not influenced the findings.
This report represents the objective and professional view
of The Pathfinders with regard to workforce availability,
cost, skills, and quality that a new employer can expect in
the Tri-City Region, Arizona area.
The findings contained herein include the following observations:
- The Tri-City Region, referred to in this report as the
“labor shed”, has a household population of approximately
123,900 and a civilian labor force of approximately 57,900.
- The labor shed has a pool of approximately 2,100 unemployed
persons who are actively seeking work. An estimated total
of 448 unemployed individuals reside within the two zones:
the City of Prescott/Yavapai County Enterprise Zone and
the Yavapai County/Chino Valley/Prescott Valley Enterprise
Zone.
- A new employer will be able to attract employees from
an additional pool of about 4,300 workers. These individuals
are currently employed and have indicated an interest in
changing jobs. Approximately 882 of these underemployed
workers also live in the Enterprise Zones.
- These potentially available workers are referred to in
this report as the “underemployed” because they appear to
possess the skills, experience, and education to qualify
them for the pay rates at which they would take a new job.
- The desired pay rates of these underemployed workers are
reasonable when compared to their existing pay rates. The
median current pay rate of the underemployed workers is
$12.83 per hour, and the median desired pay rate of the
underemployed workers is $15.26 per hour.
- About 25% of the underemployed workers would take a new
job for $11.51 per hour or less. At the upper end, the 25%
most qualified and experienced will command more than $20.36
per hour.
- Roughly 700 people, neither employed nor seeking work,
might re-enter the workforce for the proper job of which
some 141 live in the Enterprise Zones.
Tri-City Region
of Arizona
Wage and Fringe Benefits Survey Report for 2006
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The Tri-City Region of Arizona Wage and Fringe Benefits Survey
was sponsored by the Tri-City Regional Workforce Study Partnership.
It was conducted by The Pathfinders, an economic development
and corporate site-selection consultant firm. Information
was gathered via a printed survey form and by telephone.
The wage data presented by job title in this report includes:
Low Entry Pay
Low Average Pay
Average Entry Pay
Mean Average Pay |
High Entry Pay
High Average Pay
Weighted Average Pay |
Fringe benefits reported include, among others, insurance,
sick leave, holidays, vacations, and financial plans.
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