Arizona ranked 23 rd in its ability to create high-paying and future-proofed jobs in 2016, down four places from 2014. Arizona remained among the second tier of states according to the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index. The index...
Have you ever wondered how Tucson’s wages fare when compared to other metropolitan areas around the West or which occupations in Tucson earn the most, the least? Tucson’s median wage for all occupations in 2015 was $33,000, which ranked 10...
TUCSON — Southern Arizonans using MAP Dashboard’s data to improve their communities can enter the “Community Action Figure Awards Contest” and have a chance to win one of four $2,500 prizes. The MAP — Making Action Possible — Dashboard was...
In 2014, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked ninth out of 12 comparable western MSAs in the labor force participation rate for the working age population (25-54). The labor force participation rate of 80.0% in 2014 was a 2.4...
Arizona ranked 19 th in its ability to create high-paying and future-proofed jobs in 2014. This placed Arizona among the second tier of states according to the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index. The index provides an assessment of...
How to Play Migration Madness Fill out your bracket, selecting the state you believe has a higher “Quality of Life.” Migration Madness is for entertainment purposes only. Winners at each round are determined by a global ranking based on U.S...
In 2015, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) posted a slight increase in population, but growth lagged behind the state and nation. Tucson’s population increased to 1,009,371, representing an annual growth rate of 0.2%, the slowest since the Great Recession...
Elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers in the Tucson MSA all earn significantly less than their peers in the state and nation. In this article, we will focus on secondary school teacher wages. To learn more about the wages for...
Arizona is a relatively young state, but it is also an old one. A basic way to track how balanced populations are age-wise is by using an age dependency ratio, which measures the proportion of young and older individuals in...
