City of Phoenix Personnel Department

Phoenix is a full-service city covering an area in excess of 476 square miles. With 13,000 employees, the City of Phoenix is one of the largest employers in the Southwest, and a 1993 Bertelsmann prize winner for Best Run City in the World. As the state capitol of Arizona, Phoenix is located in the heart of the beautiful Sonoran desert. Its not only a popular vacation spot but one of the fastest growing cities, now ranked the 6th largest in the country, and home to 1.2 million people. Metropolitan Phoenix - fondly referred to as The Valley of the Sun - is a four time recipient of the All America City award.