Arizona Industrial Jobs Declined 4.8% Over Past Year
EVANSTON, Ill., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Arizona fell 4.8% over the past twelve months according to the 2010 Arizona Manufacturers Directory®, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Arizona lost 11,257 industrial jobs and 322 manufacturers between March 2009 and March 2010, the sharpest decline MNI has ever reported in the ten years it has been tracking the state's industry.
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Manufacturers' News reports Arizona is now home to 5,521 manufacturers employing 225,179 workers.
"It's a perfect storm of negative conditions," says Tom Dubin, President of the Evanston, IL-based publishing company, which has been surveying industry since 1912. "The country has suffered deep losses in manufacturing employment due to automation and technology, outsourcing and the recession, while the faltering housing market has affected industries such as wood products, furniture and building products."
According to MNI, the lumber/wood sector saw the worst decline in employment, down 22.7%. Employment in furniture/fixtures fell 14.4%.
MNI reports transportation equipment remains the state's largest industrial sector by employment with 30,942 jobs, down 4.4% over the year. Industrial machinery and equipment ranks second with 27,963 jobs, down 3.9%, while third-ranked fabricated metals accounts for 24,933 jobs, down 5% over the year.
According to MNI, sectors that lost jobs over the past twelve months included electronics, down 20.9%, due partially to the closure of Trompeter Electronics and layoffs at Microsemi Corp. and STMicroelectronics. Printing and publishing jobs declined 9.5%; rubber/plastics fell 5.4%; textiles/apparel fell 2.2% and food products were down 1.2%.
Bright spots for the state included the planned opening of China-based Suntech Power in Goodyear, which will manufacture solar panels, and the upcoming launch of a Tower Automotive facility, which will produce mirror components for solar power structures.
Phoenix remains the state's top city by industrial employment with 77,533 manufacturing jobs, down 6.4% over the year. Tucson saw employment decrease 3.7% and is currently home to 31,073 industrial workers. Chandler accounts for 22,993 industrial jobs, down 2.6%, while Tempe accounts for 19,977 of the state's jobs, down 4.6%. Fifth-ranked Scottsdale accounts for 13,269 jobs, up 3.1% over the past twelve months.
Detailed profiles of Arizona's 5,521 manufacturers and 1,046 industrial distributors can be found in the 2010 Arizona Manufacturers Directory®, available in print for $106 and on CD-ROM from $171. Each profile provides up to 30 facts, including vital contact information (phone, web, e-mail), 19,933 executives by name and title, product(s) manufactured, annual sales, number of employees, and more. Visitors to mnileads.com may generate custom profiles of manufacturers using thirteen different criteria, including area or zip code, county, SIC, sales volume, number of employees, and more. Information is also available on Facebook and Twitter.
Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since 1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for all 50 states. MNI also maintains IndustryNet.com, an industrial search engine designed specifically for locating manufacturers and suppliers nationwide. For more information, contact Manufacturers' News, Inc., 1633 Central St., Evanston, IL, 60201, 847-864-7000, FAX 847-332-1100.
SOURCE Manufacturers' News, Inc.
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