Strange patterns have emerged in one of our most important economic indicators: Jobs. Here is an analysis of the curious case of Arizona jobs from 2023-2025. Each year the U.S.…
The Arizona economy continues to be battered by uncertainty originating from the federal government, including both economic and geopolitical policies. With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, gas…
As Arizona’s economy struggles to generate jobs, healthcare continues to drive employment gains, according to an analysis from the EBRC. The Arizona economy is struggling to add jobs, due to greatly…
Arizona’s output per worker soared in 2024 and 2025 and Arizona’s personal income growth closed 2025 strong, according to an analysis from the EBRC. Arizona nominal personal income rose 4.3% over…
Arizona job growth sputtered last year, according to an analysis from the Economic and Business Research Center (EBRC). Each year the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revises national, state,…
Arizona’s economy sputtered last year, according to the preliminary data, with unusually slow job and income growth. Slow job gains were driven by big declines in firm hiring rates and…
The Arizona economy continues to grind along at a slower-than-usual pace. Jobs are rising slowly, with reduced hiring and modestly elevated layoffs weighing on growth. Income is also slowly rising,…
The unemployment rate was steady (again) at 4.1%, but Arizona jobs continued an uneven performance, according to an analysis from Eller’s Economic and Business Research Center. Arizona seasonally-adjusted jobs rose…
Arizona’s economy lost steam last year, with very slow job gains. That weakness has continued into 2025, according to the preliminary data. This has been matched by modestly rising unemployment…
Phoenix has seen labor growth expand so far in 2025, while job growth and housing permits face headwinds, according to an analysis from the Eller Business Research Center. Exhibit 1 presents…
UA’s Eller Economic and Business Research Center reports Arizona lost 8,400 seasonally-adjusted jobs in June, following a revised decline of 3,300 in May. The preliminary May data showed a drop…
Arizona’s personal income growth ranked 46th in the nation last quarter, according to an analysis. Arizona personal income rose by 5.4% over the quarter in the first quarter of 2025,…
