Nearly half of college grads in Tucson majored in science or engineering fields, according to the MAP Dashboard from the University of Arizona Economic and Business Research Center.
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Tucson economy: Area ranks high for science, engineering grads
Tucson job growth ranks last among its Western peers, according to the UA's MAP Dashboard.
A higher labor-participation rate shows workers believe businesses are hiring for jobs that are worth their time and effort.
Number of Tucson business establishments fell in the wake of the Great Recession but grew in 2017, UA economists say.
Tucson's rate of job growth still trails most peer cities and the U.S., UA researchers found
Despite some gains in recent years, Tucson's ranks eighth among a dozen Western cities for median wages, according to the Making Action Possib…