Workforce & Demographics

Labor Force Participation Rate Report for Southern Arizona Cities, Towns, and Census-Designated Places Labor force participation rates varied substantially across Southern Arizona in 2023. Hereafter, when discussing multiple cities, towns, or census-designated places (CDP) the general term communities will be...

Income and Earnings Report for Southern Arizona Cities, Towns, and Census-Designated Places In 2023, income and earnings varied significantly across cities, towns, and census-designated places located in Southern Arizona. Hereafter, the general term communities will be used when discussing multiple...

Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: Tariffs, Trade, and Manufacturing in Arizona List of Speakers: Beatriz Del Campo-Carmona, Research Economist, Economic and Business Research Center, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona George Hammond, Ph.D., Director and Research Professor, Economic and...

Arizona engages in trade with many countries around the world. For goods in 2024, the value of Arizona exports to the world was $32.2 billion, while for imports the total was $42.2 billion. Since Arizona is integrated into the global...

Analyze Youth Disconnection Rates in Tucson, Arizona MSA How are we doing? Youth Disconnection (2023) The youth disconnection rate across the 12 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) varied widely in 2023. Tucson ranked fifth from the bottom, with 7.3% of its...

Manufacturing Employment Opportunities in Tucson, Arizona MSA How important is the manufacturing sector to the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)? In 2023, 15.1% of Tucson’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was in the manufacturing sector. Wages in this sector were also...

Did you know that the Economic and Business Research Center (EBRC), which houses the MAP Dashboard, celebrated its 75th anniversary this year? Tucson was a very different place 75 years ago. For one, there were far fewer people here. The...

The foreign-born population in the U.S. has steadily increased over the past 50 years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the foreign-born population in 1970 was 9.6 million, representing 4.7% of the total U.S. population. The latest data from...

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People with Disabilities: Education, Employment, and Earnings in Tucson, Arizona MSA The second article of the disability series sets the stage for a closer examination of the multifaceted nature of education, employment, and income among individuals with disabilities. The educational...