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Arizona’s Free Enterprise Report – 2023 Edition

Jobs & Our Economy
Arizona March Jobs and Labor Force Update

Arizona lost 2,600 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in March (-0.08%), the 12th worst monthly employment performance among all states and Washington D.C.

May 06, 2026 Zachary Milne
Housing & Our Community
A High Burden The Growing Cost of Permitting Compliance in Arizona’s Home Improvement Market

It is more difficult than ever to afford a home, and once in, it is also often more expensive than ever to maintain it.

Free Enterprise Report
2026 Free Enterprise Report

CSI's annual Free Enterprise Report analyzes the economic competitiveness of Arizona.

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