The unemployment rate in Pima County of 3.8% is well below the national average of 4.5%, according to the City of Tucson.

According to the University of Arizona Economic Outlook, professional and business services employment is expected to increase by 6.7% in 2007. Leisure/hospitality, government and manufacturing jobs are also expected to increase. Only construction and information employment opportunities are expected to decrease in 2007. Tourism accounts for one in 10 jobs and adds over $1.8 billion to the local economy each year, according to the Tucson Planning & Development Department.

Tucson is home to a number of large employers, including the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Raytheon. Click here to view the Arizona Daily Star's 200 Trend Tracker for 2007, an annual report on the largest employers in Southern Arizona.

There are a number of national and local resources to assist you in locating employment in Southern Arizona, including Tucson Newspapers/Careerbuilder, Jobing.com, Tucson Help Wanted and the Pima County Workforce Investment Board, which also offers employment training and job search services.