Mobility Tool

What Opportunities and Challenges Characterize Phoenix's Labor Market Today?

This dashboard provides industry-level insight into Phoenix's workforce – showing where people work and at what wage, how those sectors are growing, and what education needs look like – against a national benchmark. Use it to better understand the Phoenix labor market, and how each major industry’s demand and growth exceed, match, or lag national benchmarks.

Labor Force Size2,452,162

Employment Growth1.7%

National Benchmark: 1.2%

Labor Force Participation Rate64.3%

National Benchmark: 62.3%

Unemployment Rate4.2%

National Benchmark: 4.3%

College Attainment Rate35.5%

National Benchmark: 42.0%

*Sources: BGI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Community Survey, and Lightcast data

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Share of Total Labor Force

Location Quotient

Job Postings

Employment Growth

Pay

Non-BA Share of Workforce

Health Care and Social Assistance

12.5%

-9.1%

174,804

+3.1%

$54,711

54.7%

Retail Trade

11.7%

12.6%

111,061

-4.2%

$45,760

80.2%

Educational Services

8.2%

-9.2%

56,854

+6.7%

$51,451

34.7%

Construction

8.0%

14.9%

44,699

+5.4%

$60,000

86.7%

Finance and Insurance

7.8%

52.5%

73,898

+1.2%

$97,500

52.7%

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

7.7%

-13.8%

104,123

-0.4%

$73,647

38.9%

Manufacturing

7.6%

-13.9%

78,508

+8.4%

$67,500

64.1%

Accommodation and Food Services

6.6%

0.5%

68,069

-2.8%

$39,520

87.4%

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

5.6%

23.0%

183,669

+4.0%

$60,320

80.5%

Transportation and Warehousing

5.2%

-2.6%

24,881

-8.5%

$55,598

79.9%

Other Services (except Public Administration)

4.4%

-6.9%

29,981

+3.1%

$52,000

78.2%

Public Administration

4.4%

-17.6%

22,138

+3.7%

$66,747

55.4%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

2.6%

27.6%

31,574

-1.1%

$50,960

62.5%

Wholesale Trade

2.2%

-6.5%

32,932

+3.8%

$49,233

72.4%

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

2.1%

-1.6%

15,683

+0.9%

$46,527

66.6%

Information

1.7%

-15.1%

22,636

+39.2%

$80,000

59.5%

Utilities

0.9%

19.6%

6,695

-12.3%

$81,157

56.3%

Significantly Below National Average

Below National Average

On par with National Average

Above National Average

Significantly Above National Average

*Sources: BGI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Community Survey, and Lightcast data

Key Insights

Hiring Demand is broadly Strong

10 of 17 industries show above or much above benchmark postings (notably Construction, Education, Health Care, Information, Manufacturing, PSTS, Public Admin, Arts). Only Admin & Support and Transportation & Warehousing are below benchmark.

Growth Leaders

Information (+39.2%), Manufacturing (+8.4%), Education (+6.7%), and Construction (+5.4%)—with postings and pay generally supportive.

Retrenching

Utilities (growth -12.3%), Transportation & Warehousing (-8.5%), Retail (-4.2%), Accommodation & Food (-2.8%), Real Estate (-1.1%).

Which Industries Can Drive Greater Economic Mobility in Phoenix?* Click on a bubble to explore roles for this industry.

Explore how industries in Phoenix compare in terms of talent mobility and employment growth. Use this tool to identify sectors that could benefit the most from upskilling or career pathways.Bubble size reflects the number of workers in each industry.

Mobility Gaps

Opportunity Engines

Redeployment Opportunities

Thinning Launchpads

Mobility Index

Employment Growth

How can Phoenix Mobilize Talent to Strengthen Opportunity Engines?

This chart highlights the roles that merit recruiting, reskilling, or redesign focus.

Roles inEducation Level

Address Opportunity Gaps

Mobilize Now

Redeploy

Build On Strengths

Mobility Index

Talent Shortage Index

Which High-Mobility Roles Should Phoenix Target to Unlock Opportunities?

This section highlights individual roles with high talent mobility – occupations where workers can transition into, grow, or move across roles more easily.

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High Mobility Roles with Talent Shortages in Phoenix

Talent Flows into Accountants and Auditors

This chart shows transition pathways into Accountants and Auditors

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Feeder Roles

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