Assessing Arizona’s economic recovery in the face of pandemic
In Arizona, certain sectors of the economy are plunging as the pandemic delivers its heavy toll. Many restaurant workers are laid off, almost all hotel rooms are empty, small shops…
In Arizona, certain sectors of the economy are plunging as the pandemic delivers its heavy toll. Many restaurant workers are laid off, almost all hotel rooms are empty, small shops…
As with the March Interim forecast, there is still a huge amount of uncertainty about the future of the outbreak and the economic impacts on the Arizona economy associated with…
Thousands of jobs lost in Phoenix. Thousands of businesses struggling to stay alive. All within a matter of weeks. To help, Phoenix has opened a hotline for companies blindsided during…
In March, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The Act provides paid sick time and protected paid family leave for eligible employees, but how…
The coronavirus has spread across the United States quickly disrupting daily life with the closing of bars and restaurants. While this has an effect on the restaurant industry, there is…
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Arizonans have proven that we are stronger together. Time and time again, I hear from Arizonans who are making a difference in their communities by donating…
After three weeks of record-breaking unemployment filings, jobless claims for the state and the nation dipped slightly last week, but they were still in what one economist called “shockingly high”…
As we all know, the coronavirus outbreak has shut down a substantial portion of the U.S.economy. Arizona State University Associate Professor of Economics Alexander Bick now has more timely and…
Thousands of dollars started arriving in Arizonans’ bank accounts this week as the first coronavirus relief payments from the massive coronavirus relief package began to be distributed in the form…
For the many struggling through our current crisis, help is on the way. The Internal Revenue Service said Saturday it sent out the first wave of stimulus payments to Americans.…
Nearly half of Arizona’s private workforce is employed by small business owners who are seeing massive disruptions to their operations with the spread of COVID-19. While federal and state relief…
Arizona’s farmers are on the job during COVID-19 keeping the nation fed. But disruptions, from erratic shifts in consumer spending to Mexico canceling imports, are causing financial distress in certain…