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Arizona #6
73.5 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Katie Hobbs D
Mayor · since 2023-01-02
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.805% · Census BDS 2022 ·
72.9
Job creation rate18.331% · Census BDS 2022 ·
69.3
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.41% · April 2026 ·
78.7
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).