Looking for a job in AZ's cooling market? 'Look harder,' economist warns

Other parts of Arizona's economy, like sales tax and income tax withholding collections, are positive, says an ASU economist.

In this article published May 12, 2026, in The Arizona Republic:

We got a number of things going pretty positively in the state, but new job creation is not one of them.

— Dennis Hoffman, director of ASU’s Office of the University Economist