The strong connection between educational attainment and earning potential has long been noted. The general rule is that more education leads to more income. Like a firm investing in better technology to increase productivity in the future, an individual’s investment...
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...
Hispanic business owners play a vital, and increasing, role in the economy of the western U.S., specifically in Border States such as Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California. The pattern in Arizona reflects the prominence of Hispanic-owned businesses in the...
Arizona's border ports are a key conduit through which the U.S. trades with Mexico. In fact, last year $31.5 billion dollars worth of merchandise crossed the border to and from Mexico via our ports . U.S. exports were valued at...
Job growth is a key measure of a local economy’s overall performance. Increasing employment tends to drive reduced unemployment and higher income growth. It can also lead to improved prosperity, particularly when the new jobs pay above average wages. In...
State of the Economy in Tucson, Arizona MSA The Tucson metropolitan area continued to expand in 2015, adding jobs, residents and income. That's the good news. Click the link below to read the full article. View Article
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 2014, the Tucson MSA’s median household income was $46,233, while the poverty rate was 19.0%. Compared to peer metropolitan regions, Tucson’s income is low and its poverty rate is high. Both measures tell us about the financial resources available...
Southern Arizona's Hispanic market This inaugural report of the Hispanic Market Outlook Southern Arizona was produced by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Telemundo Tucson. It contains information on spending patterns and consumer behavior of those with...
Tucson’s labor market has improved since the Great Recession, but it is not back to full health. Employment remains below its pre-recession peak and the unemployment rate is still above pre-recession levels. There are a number of factors driving this...
