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Employment Centers in Metropolitan Phoenix

In Maricopa County, 28 employment centers were identified based on 2021 employment data. An employment center is a contiguous area with total employment at least 8,875, employment density (employment per square mile) of at least 4,650, and employment per 1,000 residents…

Regional Economics Substates Demographics
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The Migration of Young Adults to and from Arizona

The migration efficiency — the ratio of the number of in-migrants to the number of out-migrants — of individuals between the ages of 16 and 26 who moved between commuting zones (CZs: aggregations of counties) during the 2000-to-2018 time period was the highest among the…

Migration States Substates Demographics
Productivity and Prosperity

The Importance of Investing in Arizona

Arizona would benefit from changing course in its economic development efforts, from an emphasis on aggregate growth rates and tax reductions to a focus on investing in itself.

Arizona Economic Development Educational Achievement Educational Attainment Higher Education Finance Infrastructure Investment K-12 Finance Productivity and Prosperity
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2020 Census Results for Arizona: Part 1

Discusses 2020 census counts and the change between the 2010 and 2020 decennial censuses for the nation, states, metro areas, and Arizona counties and places. Population growth in Arizona during the 2010s was less than in each of the four prior decades.

Arizona Decennial Census Migration Nation Population Estimates Population Projections States Substates Demographics
Public Finance

The Financing of Public Education in Arizona: 2021 Update

Compares the funding of public education in Arizona to the nation and other states. For per student state and local government funding for public education—elementary, secondary, and higher education combined—to reach the national average in Arizona, additional state and local government revenue…

Arizona Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Determinants of Growth and Prosperity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Investigates the factors associated with the population growth and prosperity of metro areas. Two measures of human capital—educational attainment and the STEM share of the economy—are among the factors that are significantly correlated to growth and prosperity.

Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity Regional Economics STEM/High Tech Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

STEM Economic Activity by State

Investigates STEM economic activity by state, comparing the actual STEM shares to "expected" shares that reflect each state's distribution of population across its metro and nonmetro areas. In 2019, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Utah, Virginia, and Washington each…

Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity States STEM/High Tech Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

STEM Economic Activity by Metropolitan Area

Calculates STEM economic activity for each of the nation's 384 metropolitan areas. STEM shares are positively related to metro area size; among metro areas with employment of at least 1 million, STEM intensity in 2019 was greatest in the San Jose, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Austin…

Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity STEM/High Tech Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

STEM Economic Activity in Arizona

Examines STEM economic activity in Arizona and its metropolitan areas, with comparisons to the United States. Arizona’s STEM share of the economy has declined relative to the nation since 1990, falling from above average to average.

Arizona Economic Impact Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Research & Development States STEM/High Tech Substates

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