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Test your Arizona economic IQ

For 10 years, guests at the annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, sponsored by the Economic Club of Phoenix, are challenged by research economist Lee McPheters to answer a set of questions about the background issues driving the Arizona economy. Here's your chance to do the same.

2016-05-12

For 10 years, guests at the annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, sponsored by the Economic Club of Phoenix, are challenged to answer a set of questions about the background issues driving the Arizona economy. Here's your chance to do the same.

Arizona added 1,640 new manufacturing jobs in 2015. The most Arizona manufacturing jobs added in any one year was 17,200. What was the year?

1. 1979
2. 1986
3. 1994
4. 2013

Answer

The Greater Phoenix Blue Chip real estate forecast estimates that there will be approximately 19,800 single family permits in greater Phoenix in 2016. When was the last year (prior to the Great Recession) that the Phoenix metro area had fewer than 20,000 single family permits for the full year?

1. 1973
2. 1983
3. 1993
4. 2003

Answer

If states are ranked in order by size of population, Arizona is directly between:

1. Washington — Massachusetts
2. Ohio — Georgia
3. Minnesota — Colorado
4. Iowa — Utah

Answer

Historically, in the greater Phoenix market for office space, to what level of vacancy rate does the market have to fall to create a substantial uptick in office space rents and new construction?

1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 15%
4. 20%

Answer

According to a recent ECP Economic Minute presentation, slightly more than 1 in ___ of all bachelor degree workers in Arizona graduated from ASU?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 10

Answer

According to recently released 2015 figures, Arizona ranks ___ among all states in per capita personal income:

1. 42nd
2. 30th
3. 25th
4. 12th

Answer

According to latest (March) year over year job growth figures, Arizona ranks ____ among all states in private sector job creation:

1. 42nd
2. 15th
3. 8th
4. 1st

Answer

Walmart is the largest employer in how many states?

1. 39
2. 29
3. 19
4. 9

Answer

Bonus Question: Fill in the blank: “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m_____?”

1. Unemployed
2. 64
3. On social security
4. Undocumented

Answer

Scoring: 10 points possible. Correct answer is 1 point for questions 1 - 8, Bonus Question is 2 points.

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