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...
Amid closures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate spiked up significantly reaching 12.6% in April. That was below the national rate of 14.7% but was the highest reading since the beginning of the current series in 1976...
The spread of COVID-19 has created adverse economic impacts for the nation, as well as, Tucson. One sector that has been hit hard by the pandemic is the leisure and hospitality industry. This sector includes hotels, motels, restaurants and bars...
In 2018, the percentage of people living in a household with broadband internet access was 86.9% in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), placing it seventh among 12 comparable MSAs and just ahead of the national rate. Technology is an...
In 2018, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) posted a four-year educational attainment rate of 31.9%. Tucson ranked seventh when compared to the 12 MSAs explored on the MAP Dashboard. Tucson’s educational attainment rate increased by 5.2 percentage points since...
The Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) generated inflation-adjusted GDP growth of 3.6% in 2018. That growth ranked Tucson eighth out of 12 comparable western MSAs. Tucson’s growth was just behind the state’s rate of 4.1% but ahead of the nation...
In 2018, Arizona posted a patent rate of 8.6 patents per 10,000 workers. This ranked Arizona seventh among 10 western states and slightly behind the national rate. Arizona’s patent rate has declined for two straight years, but remains well above...
In 2018, the Tucson MSA generated no growth in the number of establishments employing workers. This ranked Tucson 12th among peer western MSAs. Tucson’s growth in business establishments was down from 0.6% in 2017. Despite Tucson’s slow or non-existent growth...
During the 2018 mid-term election, the voter turnout rate for the state of Arizona was 43.7 percent. This was more than six percentage points lower than the rate during the 2016 presidential election. Traditionally, voter turnout is significantly lower during...
A University of Arizona group's analysis suggests simple measures of affordability or home prices, on their own, don’t tell the whole story about whether a city can be called affordable, especially when looking at housing costs relative to income. Click...
