Arizona’s image problems affect job growth

The 1990s are remembered for robust employment growth, but that decade began with several years of very slow growth — about 2 percent per year, similar to the slow rate of growth in Arizona since 2010. Economist Dennis Hoffman shows that both periods one characteristic: a poor image nationally.

Long-time residents remember the 1990s for robust employment growth, but that decade began with several years of very slow growth — about 2 percent per year. That’s very similar to the slow rate of growth Arizona has experienced since 2010. Economist Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute, shows that both periods of time have at least one factor in common: Arizona was suffering from image problems.