Look around Phoenix and you see cranes and construction sites, new buildings everywhere. If you think this city looks like a place that’s developing fast, you’d be right. Our population is among the fastest-growing in the country. Over the last few years, around 200 people have been moving to the Phoenix area every day. Chanel[ … ]
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How Long Will Arizona’s Growing Economy Last?
STEVE GOLDSTEIN: The overall U.S. economy continues to be in a strong place, with seemingly healthy job growth and unemployment numbers. Arizona is one of the states leading the pack when it comes to a continuing expansion of positive economic news. How healthy is Arizona’s economy? How long could the good times last? With me to talk about[ … ]
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Arizona Unemployment Rate Increases And Salary Growth Slows Compared To Rest Of U.S.
The state’s jobless rate ticked up a tenth of a point in December as companies shed employees. New figures from the Office of Economic Opportunity put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. That is the result, at least in part, of private sector employment dropping by about 1,900 jobs. And the new figure[ … ]
Arizona Lawmakers Consider Collecting Internet Sales Tax
Some Arizona lawmakers hope to capitalize on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to collect online sales taxes. House Speaker J.D. Mesnard told Capitol Media Services he sees no reason why purchases made by Arizonans on the internet should be exempt from the state’s 5.6 percent sales levy. “Conceptually, and I’ve already spoken[ … ]
Arizona CFOs, Leaders Maintain Economic Optimism Across Industries
BeachFleischman PC 2018 Arizona CFO Spotlight Survey Highlights Three Ts: Talent, Tech & Taxes [March 2018, PHOENIX] Talent — getting enough quality talent and keeping it — is the primary economic and reputation concern of leaders participating in the third-annual Arizona CFO Spotlight Survey conducted by BeachFleischman PC. The hunt for talent edged out two-year[ … ]
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Economist: Higher Arizona Minimum Wage Hasn’t Affected State Economy — Yet
Minimum wage workers in Arizona got a raise Monday, of 50 cents an hour. The state’s minimum wage now stands at $10.50 an hour. It’s part of a voter-approved increase, which will ultimately reach $12 an hour by 2020. Last year was the first year of that increase, and Ethan Clay, an economic policy analyst[ … ]
The Current State of Arizona’s Economy
It was a good, not great year for Arizona’s economy. And the state continues to show positive signs of slow, but steady growth. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent last month — it was at 5 percent a year ago. The state’s construction business may finally be showing some real signs[ … ]
