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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Buckeye Total Tax Collections For Retail Sales

Year

2004

             $ 736,013

2005

         $ 1,322,640

2006

          $ 2,010,163

2007

         $ 2,946,039

2008 – 1st Quarter

             $ 427,755

Source: Arizona Department of Revenue, January 2008



Buckeye Total Tax Collections For Restaurants & Bars

Year

2004

            $ 104,040

2005

            $ 190,376

2006

             $ 191,351

2007

            $ 321,840

2008 – 1st Quarter

               $ 36,143

Source: Arizona Department of Revenue, January 2008




2008 Single Family Building Permit Issued & Certificate Of Occupancy Issued

Monthly

Permits Issued

Certificate of Occupancy Issued

Jan

235

142

Feb

195

144

Total

430

286

Source: Town of Buckeye, Community Development 2008

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LABOR FORCE

The community’s tremendous growth provides an available and diverse resident work force.  Additionally, businesses have access to a labor force of one million workers within a 30 minute commute.

BUCKEYE'S PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

Employment

Projected

Average Annual Change

2000

7,100


2005

16,650

26.9%

2010

26,200

11.5%

2020

64,200

14.5%

2025

124,100

18.7%

2030

194,400

11.3%



  • The resident labor force is well educated and diverse in terms of their industry and occupational mix. Over 70 percent of the population has completed high school and 16 percent have a college degree. Based on the type of people moving in to the Town, the educational level of the population is likely to continue to increase.

  •  In terms of occupations, about 36 percent of the workforce is in production and material moving occupations. Managerial and professional workers make up 23 percent of the resident work force, office and sales workers account for 23 percent and service workers account for an additional 15 percent. Although most residents are currently out-commuting to jobs in other parts of the metro area, they represent the potential labor force for companies moving in to Buckeye.

  • In terms of industry mix, the largest share of the resident work force is in education and health services (18 percent), followed by manufacturing, transportation, construction and retail which each account for about 10 to 13 percent of the work force.
  •  Average wages are dictated by prevailing wages in the metro area and tend to be close to or slightly below, the national average.