Arizona economist weighs in on weakest US job growth since 2003
New federal data shows hiring challenges as labor market slows down.
Isys Morrow
In this article published Jan. 12, 2026, on Arizona's Family:
We had the biggest year in layoffs, I think outside of a recession — the biggest year in 25 years. It started with DOJ and then we had the government shutdown, and that didn’t help either. I think the undocumented worker fills a layer of the workforce that complements the employment of other workers. I'm just stating a fact that foreign-born workers have driven a base level of employment.
— Dennis Hoffman, director of ASU’s Office of the University Economist
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