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blockJuly 2008 - Summer Issue
 
  
 
             
TUCSON METROPOLITAN REGION (PIMA)
 
% change versus
year ago
sp250
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
for most
recent:
 
2007
2008
2008
2008
2008
month
12-months
bar
Civilian Labor Force (000s) ADES
461.1
457.7
458.7
459.2
458.8
0.6
1.0
  Employment
441.5
437.1
440.6
441.5
442.5
0.3
0.9
  Unemployment
19.6
20.6
18.1
17.7
16.3
9.4
2.9
    Unemployment Rate, Seas. Adj. (%)
4.4
4.1
3.9
3.9
3.8
8.6
2.2
Employees on Nonagricultural Payrolls (000s) ADES
  Total
385.9
375.7
381.2
381.2
381.1
-1.5
-0.4
      Natural Resources and Mining
2
2
2
2
2
17.6
18.3
      Construction    
25.7
25
24.8
24.7
24.4
-7.6
-8.2
      Manufacturing     
27.8
27.5
27.2
27
26.9
-1.5
-0.4
          Computer and Electronic Prod.
3.9
...
...
...
...
...
...
          Aerospace Products and Parts
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
12
3.4
5.6
      Wholesale Trade  
10
10.3
10.4
10.4
10.4
6.1
3.9
      Retail Trade     
46.3
44.9
43.9
43.7
43.6
-2.7
0.2
      Transp., Warehousing, and Utilities
9.2
9.1
9.2
9.1
9.2
0.0
-1.0
      Information       
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
-6.6
-9.4
      Financial Activities       
16.8
16.3
16.3
16.3
16.3
-12.4
-5.8
      Professional and Business Services
52.6
51.4
52
52.1
51.7
-0.6
2.5
      Educational and Health Services
54.8
54
54.3
54.7
54.3
0.7
2.2
      Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
4.8
4.5
5.2
5.2
5.5
-1.8
-6.1
      Accommodation    
6.2
5.8
5.9
6
6
-16.7
-14.3
      Food Svcs and Drinking Places
28.9
28.4
28.7
29
29
1.0
0.6
      Other Services    
14.9
14.6
14.8
15.1
14.9
-6.3
-3.5
      Federal Government
10.8
10.6
10.6
10.7
10.8
3.8
3.7
      State and Local Government 
69.4
65.6
70.2
69.5
70.4
1.7
1.4
          State and Local Government Education
42.6
38.8
43.4
42.9
43.8
1.2
-0.1
Sales ($000s) ADOR
  Aggregate Retail Sales
1,182,042
918,680
967,970
1,083,271
...
0.0
1.1
    Retail
824,313
562,269
603,074
686,680
...
-3.0
-1.6
    Food, EBR
150,413
152,781
153,284
153,407
...
5.9
6.5
    Restaurants & Bars
115,636
118,324
124,185
140,487
...
-0.1
1.0
    Gasoline, EBR
91,679
85,307
87,427
102,697
99,134
12.0
16.4
  Contracting
194,929
164,020
168,729
178,558
...
-21.7
-2.5
  Hotel/Motel
19,900
27,328
43,500
34,029
...
-26.7
-8.2
New Housing Units Authorized, Census C-40 adjusted by EBR
  Total Units
241
484
244
444
376
-37.7
-26.2
    Single Family Units
221
188
227
312
346
-40.7
-35.7
    2-5-plus Unit Structures
20
296
18
132
31
48.2
134.0
Housing Sales and Prices, TAR
  Total Sales ($000s)
193,643
158,272
186,130
233,208
246,878
-32.8
-23.7
  Total Units
753
594
710
900
973
-26.2
-24.1
  Average Price ($)
257,162
266,451
262,155
259,120
253,729
-8.9
0.1
Tucson International Airport, TAA
  Total Passengers
359,108
354,066
391,868
439,004
...
3.9
5.9
  Total Aircraft Movements
20,972
22,064
20,053
20,932
...
-10.8
-2.9
       
TUCSON METROPOLITAN REGION (PIMA COUNTY) - QUARTERLY DATA  
% change versus year ago for most recent:
 
I
II
III
IV
I
 
2007
2007
2007
2007
2008
quarter 4-quarters
bar
Demographics & Vital Statistics (000s, seas adj) ADHS & EBR          
  Population
995.8
1,000.70
1,005.10
1,009.20
1,013.20
1.8
2
    Natural Increase
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
6.5
12.5
      Births
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.2
4.6
      Deaths
2
2
2
2
2
0.8
-0.9
    Net Migration
4.1
3.4
2.8
2.5
2.5
-38.8
-36.3
Personal Income by Source ($mil, SAAR) EBR
  Total Personal Income
31,306
31,724
32,086
32,384
32,689
4.4
6
    Earnings by Place of Work
20,915
21,125
21,295
21,420
21,554
3.1
4.9
    Less: Contributions for Social Insurance
2,367
2,391
2,411
2,427
2,444
3.3
5
    Plus: Adjustment for Residence
162
162
163
164
165
2.3
3.3
    Plus: Dividends, Interest & Rents
6,812
6,916
6,993
7,036
7,081
4
6.9
    Plus: Transfer Payments
5,784
5,912
6,047
6,190
6,334
9.5
8.9
Per Capita Personal Income ($, SAAR) EBR
31,438
31,701
31,924
32,089
32,262
2.6
3.9

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