2013美国就业前景最好的州：亚利桑那

Arizona, Texas Head List Of Best States For Expected Job Growth2013美国就业前景最好的州：亚利桑那The Great Recession had devastating effects across the U.S. and few places were as hard hit as Arizona. The state was booming on the strength of its tourism and real estate markets during the 2000s. Median home prices jumped 70% between 2003 and 2006—only Nevada had bigger gains—fueling more building and construction jobs. Monthly unemployment was at 3.5% through much of 2007. But then the bottom fell out. Home prices plummeted more than 50% from their peak and 6% Arizona properties received foreclosure filings in 2009. Unemployment stubbornly remained in double-figures for most of 2009 and 2010 and only Nevada lost a higher percentage of jobs over the last five years. Household incomes declined at the fastest rate in the country since 2008.经济大萧条在全美各地产生了破坏性的影响，然而很少有地区像亚利桑那州那样遭受重创。

20世纪初，该州借助强大的旅游业和房地产市场蓬勃发展。

住房中位数价格在2003年到2006年间上涨了70%——仅次于内华达州的增幅——带动了更多的房屋和建筑行业工作岗位。

直到2007年接近年底的时候，亚利桑那州的月失业率都一直维持在3.5%的低水平。

但是随后经济陷入低谷。

住房价格从相比高点惨遭腰斩，亚利桑那州6%的房产在2009年收到了止赎通知。

在2009年和2010年的大部分时间里，该州的失业率保持在两位数居高不下，从最近五年的失业率情况看，恶劣程度仅次于内华达州。

2008年以来，该州的家庭收入以全美最快的速度下降。

But the economic picture has brightened considerably in Arizona, as the housing market stabilized and unemployment hit a post-recession low of 7.8%in May. As part of Forbes’annual Best States for Business, we look at 35 factors to determine the best and worst states, including projected employment. Arizona is expected to have the fastest job growth at 3% annually over the next five years, according to Moody’s Analytics. The job gains are projected to boost household incomes 3.6% annually through 2017, which ranks second best in the U.S. after Illinois. The added jobs also go hand-in-hand with the state’s economic growth, which Moody’s forecasts to expand at a U.S.-best 4.6% annually.但是亚利桑那州的经济前景现在已经大为好转，随着住房市场的稳定，失业率在5月份降至7.8%，创下经济衰退后的新低。

为了评选今年的美国最适宜经商的州，我们评估了35项指标以判断哪些州的经商条件最佳，哪些最差，这些指标中就包括就业预期。

根据穆迪分析公司（Moody’s Analytics）的统计，在今后五年中，亚利桑那州的就业增长速度预计将达到每年3%。

到2017年，亚利桑那州增长的就业岗位预计每年将把家庭收入提高3.6%，在全美各州中位居第二，仅次于伊利诺伊州。

亚利桑那州的就业增长和经济增长保持同步，穆迪预计该州的经济增长速度为每年4.6%，达到美国的最佳水平。

The big winners over the past year in Arizona were the construction and leisure/hospitality industries, which both added more than 10, 000 jobs. Other fast-growing sectors include business services, financial activities and education and health services.过去一年中，亚利桑那州最大的赢家是建筑和休闲/酒店行业，这两个行业共增加了超过1万个就业机会。

其他快速增长的行业包括商业服务、金融活动、教育和医疗服务。

General Motors is helping fuel the improved jobs outlook in the Grand Canyon State. In March, the automaker announced plans to build the company’s fourth Information Technology Innovation Center in Phoenix suburb Chandler. GM is expected to hire 1, 000 workers, mainly consisting of software developers, database administrators and systems analysts for the new center. “The greater Phoenix area is a fantastic hub of emerging technical talent – from university graduates to working professionals, ” saidGM CIO Randy Mott in a release announcing the move.通用汽车公司（General Motors）帮助改善了大峡谷州的就业前景。

今年3月，这家汽车制造商宣布，计划在凤凰城郊区钱德勒建设该公司的第四座信息技术创新中心。

通用汽车预计将雇佣1,000名员工，主要包括为这座新中心效力的软件开发人员、数据库管理员和系统分析师。

通用汽车公司首席信息官兰迪•莫特（Randy Mott）在新闻稿中宣布了这个举措，他表示，“大凤凰城地区是出色的枢纽，吸引了新兴技术人才——从大学毕业生到职场专业人士。

”In addition to a large, educated workforce to choose from, companies are also attracted to Arizona’s pro-business regulatory climate, which ranks No. 13 in the Mercatus Center’s Freedom in the 50 States. The study cites Arizona’s right-to-work law, liability laws and eminent domain reform.除了众多受过教育的劳动力可供选择，企业也被亚利桑那州的亲商监管环境所吸引，在莫卡特斯中心（Mercatus Center）发布的美国50个州商业自由度排行榜上，亚利桑那州排名第13位。

这项研究援引亚利桑那州的劳动权利法、责任法和土地征用权改革作为有利条件。

Domain name registrar GoDaddy, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., broke ground in May on its new Global Technology Center in Tempe. GoDaddy already employs 2, 600 people in the Greater Phoenix area and the new facility is expected to add 300 more. Other companies expanding in Arizona include Asurion, a leader in technology protection services. They opened a new technical support center in Phoenix and want to fill 500 jobs by the end of the year. Energy provider Direct Energy opened a new call center in Tempe this year and is looking to fill as many as 300 openings.域名注册公司GoDaddy的总部设在亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔市，该公司5月份在坦佩开工建设新的全球技术中心。

GoDaddy公司已经在大凤凰城地区雇佣了2,600名员工，新工厂预计将增加300多个工作岗位。

其他在亚利桑那州扩大规模的公司包括领先的技术保障服务公司Asurion。

这家公司在凤凰城开设了新的技术支持中心，将在今年年底招聘500多个职位。

能源供应商Direct Energy 今年在亚利桑那州坦佩开设了新的呼叫中心，需要招聘300多名员工。