Feb 22, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Arizona has grown rapidly in the past 10 years – household incomes are more than 50% higher today than they were in 2011, and the percentage of people in poverty is down 7 percentage points to 12.5%.
Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Research, State Budget
FULL REPORT Author: Glenn Farley Introduction Over the past decade Arizona’s population and economy have grown rapidly, but more recent data suggests this pace is slowing. Today the state is facing the end of its fastest period of revenue and spending growth ever –...
Sep 12, 2023 | 2023 Research, Education, Featured Research, Recent Research, Research
Reduced academic- and career-readiness among the cohort means fewer of students who do graduate will enroll in and ultimately graduate from college.
Jul 18, 2023 | 2023 Podcasts, Podcasts
Every year in Arizona, legislators introduce hundreds of bills, most of which are never enacted. This year, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“Arizona Chamber”) identified 67 “Job Killer” bills which would have imposed substantial new taxes, costs, or...
Jul 13, 2023 | 2023 Research, Featured Research, Inflation Reports, Recent Research, Research
At 4.4%, year-over-year price inflation in the Phoenix metropolitan area last month was 3 percentage points below its April reading of 7.4%. Month-over-month inflation is 0.1%, a 0.7% decrease from April.