Cochise County Community Profile…

Labor Force Data:	2002	2003
Civilian Labor Force	21,408	21,432
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.0%
Source: Arizona Dept. of Economic Security

Growth Indicators:	2002	2003
New Home Permits	376	591
New Business Licenses	295	316
Taxable Sales	$640,771,083	$696,687,518
Percent Increase	6.2%	8.7%
Source: Cochise Center for Economic Research

Taxes: Property Tax Rate	2002	2003
Property Tax Rate
Elementary / High Schools	5.86	5.85
City / Fire District	0.10	0.10
County	5.63	5.71
Total	$11.59	$11.66
Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation which is 10% of market value for residential property. Average tax rate is 1.3% market value.
Sales Tax Rate
City	1.6%	(2001)
County	0.5%	(2001)
State	5.6%	(2001)
Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation This profile was created by the Greater Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce and in cooperation from the above referenced businesses

Top 25 Employers…

1. U.S. Army Fort Huachuca	11,097
2. Sierra Vista Unified School District	1,243
3. Cochise County	1,046
4. U.S. Border Patrol	804
5. Cochise College	793
6. Arizona State Prison	666
7. Sierra Vista Regional Health Care	610
8. AEGIS Communications	592
9. Douglas Unified School District	542
10. Wal-Mart	522
11. Safeway Stores Inc.	466
12. City of Sierra Vista	404
13. Sierra Southwest	301
14. New Tech	257
15. Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services	243
16. Bashas / Food City	242
17. Lawley Automotive Group	240
18. Temp. Solutions, LLC	238
19. City of Douglas	220
20. U.S. Postal Service	216
21. Willcox Unified School District	204
22. State of Arizona	201
23. ILEX	187
24. Life Care Center of SV	182
25. Benson Unified School District	179