Many jobs in Tucson are anchored by companies such as Raytheon, Honeywell, Bombardier, Texas Instruments, Sargent Controls and Evergreen Air Center. These companies are part of the Aerospace Cluster. Tucson has embraced the cluster concept. An economic cluster is a geographic concentration of interdependent competitive firms in related industries that do business with each other. Clusters help attract businesses to an area and create a spawning ground for start-up companies. They create large, diverse pools of experienced workers; attract suppliers who tend to congregate in their vicinity for increased efficiency; and foster a competitive spirit that stimulates growth and innovative strategic alliances. Other clusters in Tucson include: Advanced Composite Materials Cluster, Environmental Technology Industry Cluster, Information Technology Cluster, Life Sciences Cluster, and the Optics Cluster.
Some of the trends with jobs in Tucson include:
- During the first three months of 2003, the construction sector increased by 400 jobs, resulting in a March figure of 23,300 construction jobs in the Tucson area.
- Tourism accounts for one of every 10 jobs and adds over $1.8 billion per year to the local economy. Travel and tourism produce 40,000 jobs in all of the sectors and has been one of the most rapidly growing industries in Tucson.
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Credit: Greater Tucson Economic Council and City of Tucson
