Thriving Economy



Mesa’s economy is strong, diverse and sustainable.  We foster an environment for successful business retention and growth, and the intentional creation of entrepreneurial, high-quality jobs.

Employment and Income

Average Wage vs Jobs Created or Retained by Mesa Office of Economic Development


Exporting and Importing Workforce
As shown in the maps below from Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), significant amounts of Mesa’s population are commuting to work in Tempe, Phoenix and parts of Chandler. To ensure a more sustainable economy, the City would benefit from attracting and growing more businesses to Mesa, to keep our residents living, working and playing here.
A large concentration of the jobs here in Mesa are filled by our residents, however, we continue to draw heavily from the rest of our East Valley neighbors for workforce. In particular, the extensive residential growth in Queen Creek and South Gilbert has bolstered the level of employees commuting to Mesa for work from those areas.

Industry

Mesa's sustainable economy is guided by Mesa’s Office of Economic Development industries of opportunity: Healthcare; Education; Aerospace/Aviation/Defense; Tourism/Technology. Building on Mesa’s strengths, quality infrastructure, talented workforce, projected growth and global market trends, the City of Mesa is already realizing significant benefit in each industry space.
Number of Employees by Industry in Mesa (2021)

Consumer Activity

Economic Activity

What does economic activity look like over time in the City of Mesa? The first chart compares all tax revenues, Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) and Transient Lodging Tax (TLT), received by the City of Mesa for the month when the consumer activity occurred. For comparison purposes over time, revenues are shown based on a 1.75% tax rate only. Subsequent charts show actual TPT and TLT tax revenues received. Each chart can be viewed for different reporting periods, tax types, category codes or business class descriptions by expanding the "Filters" tab located in the top right hand side of the chart.

Combined Revenue from all active Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) and Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) activity, by month and year