The OED Assisted Job Creation Dataset shows the total number of jobs, the average wage of jobs, and the number of “high wage” jobs that the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development (OED) has assisted in attracting and retaining to/in Mesa. This data is from FY 2007-2008 going forward. Source: City of Mesa - Office of Economic Development. These numbers are aggregated from the companies and projects that Mesa OED has interacted with directly, and assisted in attracting to Mesa, or retaining in Mesa. It is important to recognize that these numbers do not represent all of the jobs created or retained in the city for that year, but rather illustrate jobs that the City of Mesa OED has assisted in creating and attracting to Mesa. A “High-Wage Job” is considered to be a job paying above $44,096/year and is determined by taking 125% of the 2015 Maricopa County Median Wage, which is a standard used by the Arizona Commerce Authority, a statewide economic development agency. Mesa OED uses this same standard to help qualify a “high-wage” job, as it is directly tied to the Maricopa County Median Wage levels.
This dataset has the following 5 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | calendar_date | First day of the fiscal year | 2008-07-01T00:00:00 2009-07-01T00:00:00 2010-07-01T00:00:00 2011-07-01T00:00:00 2012-07-01T00:00:00 view top 100 |
| Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | text | Fiscal Year | FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 view top 100 |
| Jobs Attracted and Retained by Mesa OED | number_of_jobs_created_mesa_oed | number | This shows the current and historical number of jobs that the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development has assisted with creating and retaining in the City of Mesa, by fiscal year. | 1890 664 1681 1257 441 view top 100 |
| Average Wage of Jobs Attracted and Retained by Mesa OED | average_wage_of_jobs_created_mesa_oed | number | This shows the current and historical average wage of jobs that the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development has assisted with creating and retaining in the City of Mesa, by fiscal year. | 58827 33981 53127 68403 48396 view top 100 |
| Number of High Wage Jobs Attracted and Retained by Mesa OED | high_wage_jobs_created_above_44_096_year_mesa_oed | number | This shows the current and historical number of high wage jobs that the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development has assisted with creating and retaining in the City of Mesa, by fiscal year. | 1280 119 1519 1203 361 view top 100 |