Annual Features: Arizona Prices in the 21st Century

The Common Sense Institute and Arizona Chamber Foundation analyze the economic impact of legislation proposed in the 2025 legislative session.

Arizona gained 700 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in August (+0.02%) – putting Arizona 31st among all states in monthly job growth.

Since August 2019, inflation in the Phoenix metro area has increased 30.2%. The resulting increase in average monthly costs for a typical Arizona household is now $1,525.

Arizona lost 4,900 nonfarm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in July (-0.15%) – putting Arizona 46th among all states in monthly job growth for the second consecutive month.