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Arizona’s Free Enterprise Report – 2023 Edition

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.

Jobs & Our Economy
Arizona Jobs and Labor Force February 2026 Update

Arizona gained 11,000 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in February (+0.34%), the 2nd highest monthly gain in percentage terms among all states and D.C.

April 22, 2026 Zachary Milne
Free Enterprise Report
2026 Free Enterprise Report

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

March 11, 2026 Glenn FarleyZachary Milne
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

January 09, 2025 Glenn FarleyZachary Milne