Households with children have been hit harder by the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey . The recent article “ Adults in Households with Children Report Higher Rate of Late Housing...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-reaching implications worldwide from serious health consequences to increases in food insecurity. The World Bank’s recent brief “ Food Security and COVID-19 ” estimates that 265 million people worldwide could face acute food insecurity by...
Current data suggests that those with certain underlying medical conditions might be at a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC lists the following as high-risk conditions: chronic...
Juvenile courts in the U.S. were created to provide a separate systematized legal course for minors given that youths’ capacity for criminal action and responsibility is thought to be different, and not as liable, as that of adults. Youth are...
The COVID-19 outbreak has had major economic implications both locally and across the nation, but some notable environmental trends have also appeared. Specifically, some cities across the nation and the globe have seen decreases in air pollution. The reduction in...
Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Latest Update on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Tucson, Arizona MSA Watch the recorded MAP Talk: Latest Update on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 The PowerPoint slides can be found here .
Data on agricultural production, water use across sectors, and regional economies are important to understanding the role of agriculture within regions and states. These data are available from different agencies and databases, but are often presented independently, with limited context...
COVID-19 Drives Tucson's Unemployment Rate Up The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread health, social well-being, and economic consequences across the globe. In the United States, the non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) unemployment rate shot up to 14.4% in April. This was...
Arizona’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate spiked up significantly in April, reaching 12.6%. That was below the national rate of 14.7%, but was the highest reading since the beginning of the current series in 1976. Arizona’s unemployment rate fell just behind Texas...
The City of Tucson , Pima County , and the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona have collaborated to study housing and neighborhood vulnerability within the City of Tucson and Pima County. The goal of the...