There are new signs that the state's economy continues to improve.

A new report Wednesday suggests that the income of Arizonans isn't quite as bleak, at least as compared to the rest of the country.

Arizona's climate for small businesses and entrepreneurs is among the best in the nation, according to a report by the National Policy Research Council.

Arizonans continue to pick up the pace of their spending.

Arizonans continue to pick up the pace of their spending.

Arizona’s per capita personal income rose by 3.9 percent last year.

A new report Thursday shows what appears to be slow, steady growth in Arizona’s economy.

Homeowners giddy about the current double-digit increases in values should not count on the trend continuing, a pair of economists said Thursday.

Arizonans spent more on taxable items this past June than the year before.

Our view: Waiting for state lawmakers to finish the task of taking a bite out of the budget deficit done by themselves is leading state government to ruin.

Most of Arizona’s metropolitan areas lagged behind the rest of the country in income growth between 2009 and 2010.

The personal income of Arizonans slid more last year in this state than almost everywhere else in the nation.

A new report from the federal government shows that women in Arizona are much more likely to be paid on par with men than in most other states.

The stock market is volatile. And surveys show consumer confidence is weak.

National publications and news stories may be declaring the recession at an end, but Arizona economists say it is too early to pop the champagne corks here.

Arizona businesses and consumers are going to keep their money in their pockets until they think it's safe, according to members of a panel of economists. That means spending - and the state tax collections that mirror it - likely won't get back to pre-recession levels for another four years, if then.

It doesn’t match the double-digit days of the middle of the last decade.

The first month of Arizona's penny-per-dollar sales-tax hike did not significantly alter overall spending and indicates the increase likely did not dampen a crucial piece of the economy, state economists say.

Led by strong purchases of cars and trucks, Arizonans appear to be confident enough in the economy to post a small gain last month in retail sales over the same time a year earlier.

A new report Tuesday by state tax officials shows that Arizona consumers appear to be holding back on the pace of their spending.

It may be just a statistical blip.

It may be just a statistical blip.

It may be just a statistical blip.

A new statewide poll shows that Arizona’s economic recovery could be built on the back of broken washing machines and worn-out transmissions.