Watch the Recorded MAP Talk: The Impact of Trade Wars on Manufacturing Employment in Tucson, Arizona MSA Watch the recorded MAP Talk: The Impact of Trade Wars on Manufacturing Employment
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted industries and occupations unequally. Since the beginning of the pandemic, it was strikingly clear that the travel and tourism sector would be disproportionally affected. This in turn has significant implications for...
The Trump administration made headlines when it increased trade barriers in 2018 and 2019. Those tariffs—the largest in over 75 years—are designed to help America’s ailing manufacturing sector. The U.S. lost 5.8 million manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010. 1...
Mexico became the #1 trading partner of the U.S. in 2019, surpassing China for the first time ever. However, Mexico has long been Arizona’s #1 trading partner. As shown in Figure 1, Arizona exported $22.5 billion in goods to the...
Traffic congestion is one of those rare consensus issues: most people agree that it is a problem, that it costs individuals, business, and government money, and that it seems to keep getting worse despite attempted remedies. For example, Tucson averaged...
Georgraphy Primer and Census Geography Layers for Tucson & Southern Arizona Do you know all the geographical regions in Southern Arizona? There are many and it is helpful to know specifically what they are. This article explores the geographic layers...
How affordable is housing in Tucson? It depends on who you ask and what data you explore. In this article we review the key measures of affordability and what they mean for the Tucson region. Further, we will explore how...
Internet is a fundamental part of our everyday life. It is prevalent throughout society in how we do business, interact with government, and connect with others. The wealth of information that the internet offers is an indispensable resource that has...
*Please be advised that the MAP Dashboard team has recently learned of new technology used to collect IRI data in 2017, as well as changes to the reporting agency for Arizona. We are currently investigating these changes and the potential...
