“Grand Canyon State”
Arizona presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:
- industrial sectors
- occupations
- companies
But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.
Arizona Economic Overview
In 2016, Arizona Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 21st with almost $303 billion and ranked 44th with a per capita GDP of over $38,000. For June 2017, Arizona had an employed workforce of over employed workforce million and an unemployment rate of rate%. For 2016, Arizona ranked rank on cost of living.
The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Arizona’s rank on this measure has fallen from 37th to 43rd.
Arizona Locations for Job Training
Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Arizona, including the following major cities:
Flagstaff- Lake Havasu City
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Sierra Vista
- Tucson
- Yuma
Arizona Industries for Job Training
OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Arizona industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Arizona economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.
There are no Arizona OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large.
Arizona Growth Industries for Job Training
The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.
Arizona OJT industries that grew their workforce 2% or more than the country at large are the Leisure & Hospitality supersector and the Financial Activities supersector.
Leisure & Hospitality. This supersector includes the following subsectors:
Leisure & Hospitality is the top growth industry in Arizona, relative to the rest of America, with over 324,000 employed (11.8% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Leisure & Hospitality employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 5.8% while the national average grew 2.6%. The company reporting the most employment growth in this supersector is:
- Star Buffet, Inc.
Financial Activities. This supersector includes the following subsectors:
Financial Activities is one of the top growth industries in Arizona, relative to the rest of America, with over 209,000 employed (7.6% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Financial Activities employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 4.0% while the national average grew 2.0%. Companies reporting the most employment growth in this supersector are:
- Vereit, Inc.
- Western Alliance Bancorporation
- Mobile Mini, Inc.
- Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
- Quotemedia, Inc.
Arizona Occupations for Job Training
The following shows Arizona occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.
Arizona Job Training Providers
Arizona has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Arizona Training. See OJT trainers in Arizona for additional training providers.
At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Arizona. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Arizona, OJT.com can help you.
Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs!
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