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2026 Free Enterprise Report

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Arizona economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic Performance Index as well as a Free Enterprise Competitiveness Index across eight different policy areas.

Both indices provide an opportunity to look backwards and better understand where Arizona has been and what direction we are moving. We can better understand how we are performing relative to other states and we can equip policy makers, civic and business leaders with the best understanding of how our state is performing, where we are winning, where we are losing and how free enterprise principles can get us back on track.

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Jobs & Our Economy
Arizona Jobs and Labor Force Update: June 2026

Arizona added 2,400 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in June (+0.07%), ranking 22nd among all states and Washington D.C. The U.S. gained 57,000 jobs in June (+0.04%).

Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in Arizona June 2025 Update

Among the 23 metro areas measured in the CPI each month, the Phoenix metro saw the 5th slowest YOY inflation rate.

Free Enterprise Report
2025 Common Sense Institute Free Enterprise Report

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Arizona economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long