Hammond Featured in KOLD

George W. Hammond, research professor and economic and business research center director, was quoted in an April 11 KOLD article.

The article states that the Tucson job market is rebounding from the pandemic and is on its way to replacing all the jobs that were lost in 2022.

Hammond stated while the city is still recovering from the pandemic, the period has been beneficial to job growth.

“It’s not just that we’re recovering from the pandemic, although that’s part of what’s going on,” he says. “There’s still a lot of demand in the economy for goods and services, and that’s translating into strong job growth around the country, around the state and here in Tucson.”

George W. Hammond directs the Economic and Business Research Center in the Eller College of Management. The Center is a leader in the digital delivery of information on the Arizona economy. Visit Arizona's Economy online magazine, the MAP Dashboard, the Arizona-Mexico Economic Indicators, and download the Arizona's Economy smartphone app.

A specialist in econometric forecasting for more than two decades, Hammond has designed, built and used economic models to produce more than 100 forecasts for state and local economies and completed more than 50 regional economic studies on topics including economic and workforce development, energy forecasting and the impact of higher education on human capital accumulation. 

In addition to directing EBRC and spearheading EBRC’s Forecasting Project, Hammond is also a research professor with academic research interests focusing on the determinants of local economic growth in the U.S., the impact of state and local policies on economic growth and the contribution of higher education to local workforce development.