5.02 New Jobs Created (summary)
type: Dataset
description: Tempe is among Arizona's most educated cities, lending to a creative, smart atmosphere. With more than a dozen colleges, trade schools and universities, about 40 percent of our residents over the age of 25 have Bachelor's degrees or higher. Having such an educated and accessible workforce is a driving factor in attracting and growing jobs for residents in the region. The City of Tempe is a member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and with the membership staff tracks collaborative efforts to recruit business prospects and locates. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is a performance-driven, public-private partnership. GPEC partners with the City of Tempe, Maricopa County, 22 other communities and more than 170 private-sector investors to promote the region’s competitive position and attract quality jobs that enable strategic economic growth and provide increased tax revenue for Tempe. This dataset provides the target and actual job creation numbers for the City of Tempe and Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). The job creation target for Tempe is calculated by multiplying GPEC's target by twice Tempe's proportion of the population. This page provides data for the New Jobs Created performance measure. The performance measure dashboard is available at 5.02 New Jobs Created. Additional Information Source: Contact: Jill Buschbacher Contact E-Mail: Jill_Buschbacher@tempe.gov Data Source Type: Excel files Preparation Method: Extracted from GPEC monthly and annual reports and proprietary excel files Publish Frequency: Annually Publish Method: manual Data Dictionary
issued: 2019-11-26T23:21:15+00:00
modified: 2021-10-02T00:57:43.627000+00:00
contact point: Organization
  fn: TempeData
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: business
keyword: capital
keyword: ckan
keyword: economic
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: investment
keyword: jobs
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: united-states

ArcGIS GeoService
type: Distribution
format: ArcGIS GeoServices REST API
issued: 2022-08-08T16:21:45.839071
modified: 2025-11-22T12:42:25.888364
access URL: https://services.arcgis.com/lQySeXwbBg53XWDi/arcgis/rest/services/5_02_New_Jobs_Created_%28summary%29/FeatureServer/0
media type: application/json

GeoJSON
type: Distribution
format: GeoJSON
issued: 2022-08-08T16:21:45.839075
modified: 2025-11-22T12:42:25.888754
access URL: https://data.tempe.gov/datasets/tempegov::5-02-new-jobs-created-summary.geojson
media type: application/vnd.geo+json

CSV
type: Distribution
description: tempegov::5-02-new-jobs-created-summary.csv
format: CSV
issued: 2022-08-08T16:21:45.839079
modified: 2025-11-22T12:42:25.889157
access URL: https://data.tempe.gov/datasets/tempegov::5-02-new-jobs-created-summary.csv
media type: text/csv

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
format: HTML
issued: 2022-08-08T16:21:45.839065
modified: 2025-11-22T12:42:25.887951
access URL: https://data.tempe.gov/maps/tempegov::5-02-new-jobs-created-summary
media type: text/html

US Migrating
type: Agent