The MAP Dashboard recently released its inaugural Annual Report providing a snapshot of the MAP Dashboard as of spring 2018, using the most up to date data available. The report summarizes the latest results for all indicators and highlights key...
In 2016, 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 posted a 0.6 percentage point increase in the rate since 2009. The...
In 2016, approximately 12.6% of Arizonans had a disability. The percentage of the population with a disability in Arizona was nearly identical to that of the U.S. (See Table 1 below which provides population characteristics for individuals with a disability...
Did you know that the MAP explores race and ethnicity data across a wide selection of indictors? The list is long and includes Median Household Income , College Major , Educational Attainment , High School Graduation Rates , Student Achievement...
In 2015, 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 posted a 2.4 percentage point increase in the rate since 2000...
The Tucson Airport Authority and Tucson Values Teachers were both awarded prizes of $5,000 each for winning the MAP Dashboard's Community Action Figure Awards Contest. Each organization utilized the dashboard's data to improve the community. Read more about it by...
Arizona’s public university graduates contribute significantly to the state economy. Indeed, the 271,197 graduates during the past 26 years that worked in the state in 2015 earned $15.7 billion in wages and are estimated to have paid $1.1 billion in...
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...
