By Grey Gartin
Cronkite News
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5% recorded in August 2007, according to state data released Thursday.The job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden, despite steps he’s taken to boost growth in manufacturing — a sector that’s seen some of the biggest gains. Polls show him trailing former President Donald Trump in Arizona.Arizonans are sour on the economy, and pessimistic about their prospects if Biden wins reelection.
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A CBS News/YouGov poll of likely Arizona voters last month found that only 17% expect to be better off financially in a second Biden term, compared to 45% if Donald Trump returns to the White House.Thomas Volgy, professor of political science at the University of Arizona and a former mayor of Tucson, said there’s typically a lag between an improving economy and public perceptions.He expects the economy to weigh heavily on voters in November, “but it is going to be competing very aggressively with other issues” such as abortion and other cultural topics.Israel Torres, a Tempe-based political …
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