Highlights of the Arizona Green Industry*
What is Arizona’s Green Industry?
The green industry is defined as firms involved in the production, design, installation, maintenance and sale of plant products to enhance human environments. As such, the industry consists of three major components: landscape services, nursery/greenhouses production and distributions and florists. The following statistics cover only the landscape and nursery sectors.
The Arizona Green Industry Provides:
$1.6 billion in total sales
$710 million in payroll
30,300 jobs
For more economic impact statistics on the Arizona Green Industry, visit www.nass.usda.gov/az.
The Arizona Green Industry – One of the Most Rapidly Growing Sectors in the State
26% growth in employment since 2002
46% growth in payroll since 2002
For more economic impact statistics on the Arizona Green Industry, visit www.nass.usda.gov/az.
*From the 2007 publication “The Economic Impact of Arizona’s Green Industry” by Arizona Agricultural Statistics Service.
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