1. Dan Hunting Senior Policy Analyst Morrison Institute for Public Policy

2. Workforce Development And Education

3. Title text Between now and 2023, 20% of Arizonas existing workforce will reach retirement age. Highly trained workers will retire in even greater numbers: 25% of Physicians 27% of Lawyers & Judges 31% of Psychologists 46% of Clergy We need to hire 123,000 college-educated workers in the next 10 years to fill the shoes of retiring baby boomers. Why Does It Matter?

4. Nationally, 28% have Bachelors or Better. 26% in Arizona. Source: U.S. Census Arizonas Educational Attainment Lags the Nation

5. The Picture Looks Different When We Look at County-Level Data Source: U.S. Census Arizonas Educational Attainment Lags the Nation

6. Urban and Rural Areas Have Different Job Markets Urban centers are above the national average. Rural areas educational attainment reflects a different economy. Source: U.S. Census

7. Educational Attainment and Prosperity: 1960-2010 Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis

8. Educational Attainment and Prosperity: 1960-2010

9. Arizonas Trajectory: 1960-2010 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis

10. Other Trajectories Are Possible Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis