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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

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