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• Arizona job creation hits record 24,285 in 2025, fueled by $31B in investment - Read Article

  Arizona job creation hits record 24,285 in 2025, fueled by $31B in investment

  2025-07-15T09:25:00-07:00

  Following an unprecedented streak of record-setting years, Arizona’s job creation record in 2025 reached new heights. In the 12-month Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) that ended June 30, the Arizona Commerce…

  
• Here’s how Arizona economy has hit some turbulence - Read Article

  Here’s how Arizona economy has hit some turbulence

  2025-07-07T07:00:00-07:00

  The Arizona economy posted surprisingly slow growth in 2024 and is on course for similar performance in 2025. State job growth was revised down significantly last year, matching the national…

  
• Arizona economy keeps rolling: Here are the numbers - Read Article

  Arizona economy keeps rolling: Here are the numbers

  2025-03-31T10:15:00-07:00

  Still going strong, the Arizona economy added large numbers of new jobs and residents last year. Nominal taxable retail plus remote sales expanded slowly, while personal income growth decelerated. Single-family…

  
• Arizona’s economy: Headed into uncharted waters - Read Article

  Arizona’s economy: Headed into uncharted waters

  2025-03-08T17:00:49-07:00

  Even with significant headwinds from reduced housing affordability, elevated interest rates, and tight labor markets, Arizona continues to generate solid economic growth. Job gains are far outpacing national growth in…

  
• ASU Research Park named flagship CHIPS R&D facility for U.S. - Read Article

  ASU Research Park named flagship CHIPS R&D facility for U.S.

  2025-01-14T07:20:00-07:00

  Today, the Department of Commerce and Natcast announced the Arizona State University (ASU) Research Park in Tempe, Arizona as the anticipated location for the third flagship CHIPS for America research…

  
• Top 10 economic insights you need to know for 2025 - Read Article

  Top 10 economic insights you need to know for 2025

  2025-01-14T07:05:00-07:00

  Policy uncertainties dominate the economic outlook, damaging growth prospects, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence report released today. In the newly published Top 10 Economic Insights for 2025, S&P Global Market…

  
• Here is the global investment outlook for 2025 - Read Article

  Here is the global investment outlook for 2025

  2024-11-26T10:30:00-07:00

  J.P. Morgan Private Bank today released its 2025 Global Investment Outlook, Building on Strength, which defines the pivotal themes poised to shape market dynamics in the upcoming year. MORE NEWS: Inflation rate hits lowest…

  
• Sunlit Chemical opens $100 million facility in Phoenix - Read Article

  Sunlit Chemical opens $100 million facility in Phoenix

  2024-11-06T06:05:03-07:00

  Sunlit Fluo & Chemical Co. Ltd., Taiwan’s premier semiconductor chemical supplier, is expanding its international footprint with the grand opening of its first manufacturing facility outside of Asia – Sunlit Arizona,…

  
• Here’s how finance is driving GDP increase in Arizona - Read Article

  Here’s how finance is driving GDP increase in Arizona

  2024-11-03T16:15:00-07:00

  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0% in the second quarter of 2024, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In…

  
• Here’s how much Phoenix inflation has decreased - Read Article

  Here’s how much Phoenix inflation has decreased

  2024-10-08T08:10:00-07:00

  After peaking at 13.0% over the year in August 2022, Phoenix MSA all-items consumer price inflation (as measured by the CPIU) cooled to 2.3% in August 2024 (Exhibit 1). At…

  
• Majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, survey reveals - Read Article

  Majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, survey reveals

  2024-09-30T11:20:00-07:00

  Seventy-seven percent of workers in America would experience financial difficulty if their paycheck were delayed a week, according to results from the 2024 “Getting Paid In America” survey conducted by PayrollOrg (PAYO).…

  
• How numbers show Arizona economy is on a solid foundation - Read Article

  How numbers show Arizona economy is on a solid foundation

  2024-09-19T09:15:00-07:00

  The Arizona economy was solid through the first half of 2024. Job growth was strong, contributing to a record-low unemployment rate and a surge in the ratio of open jobs…