Ariz.'s growth rate continues to be anemic

by Associated Press (September 9th, 2010 @ 6:06am)

PHOENIX - The rate of Arizona's population growth continues to be anemic and will probably remain so for years.

That's according to projections of utility customers, data from moving companies and other sources cited in an Arizona Republic report on the state's growth.

The state appears to be gaining a tad more people than it's losing, even with 6,300 fewer jobs in July than a year earlier.

The state's growth rate this year appears to be about 1 percent.

Slow growth means fewer people are available to buy up the state's excess housing inventory and reduces the pace at which new homes can be built.

State population counts from the 2010 census will be released in December.

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Based on some of the comments written here

Mr Lynch

It is obvious that some people have no clue on the implications of a drastic reduction of the population. Anyhow, I don't live in Arizona so I'm not affected. Here in Idaho, we are already short of people.

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Now we have good reason to REDUCE TAXES

Jshope

Reduce entitlements. We can stop giving people incentives to live off the work of Arizonans. Then, when Arizonans are using their hard work to produce and create jobs, people will flock here to get them.

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WE DON'T NEED

porshe914

More people,MORE PEOPLE MORE PROBLEMS.So let them call us bigots ,racist or whatever ,as long as they don't call us late for dinner.....;)

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Woo Hoo

PCUB

So once we get rid of all the illegals can we work on getting rid of the idiot Californians and New Yorkers as well

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This Good News

Gus M

the State is overpopulated as is. 20 years ago Phoenix was a great place to live. Now it's just L.A. East...

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