Economy

In 2017, 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). Tucson’s rate of 80.2 percent was a 0.9 percentage point increase since 2009...

Tucson’s median wage for all occupations was $35,430 in 2018, which ranked Tucson eighth among the 12 metropolitan areas tracked on the MAP Dashboard. Denver posted the highest median wage at $45,420, nearly $10,000 more than Tucson. In Tucson, the...

In 2018, the Tucson metropolitan area added over 4,000 jobs, which translated into 1.2 percent growth. That moved Tucson to 11th place among peer western metropolitan areas, a decline from 10th in 2017 but better than its last place ranking...

In 2018, 66.2 percent of single-family homes sold in Tucson were affordable to a family earning the median income. That ranked Tucson second among peer western metropolitan areas in housing affordability, just below Albuquerque but better than Phoenix. This is...

The partial federal government shutdown has focused attention on the federal workforce. According to the MAP Dashboard, state, local, and federal government jobs accounted for 20.0 percent of Tucson’s employment in 2017. Federal civilian employees represented 3.3 percent of total...

The Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area economy is back on track and growing at a solid rate. Click the link below to read the full article. View Article

In 2017, business growth in the Tucson MSA accelerated to 0.5 percent. This ranked Tucson 10th among peer western MSAs. Despite Tucson’s low ranking this was a considerable improvement over the substantial decline during the Great Recession and the previous...