High-Frequency Update: 10-26-25
U.S. movie box office sales dropped last week
Arizona initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 2,864 for the week ended October 11, up from 2,783 the prior week. That was down 17.3% over the year and down 26.9% from 2019.
U.S. weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance data will not be updated during the federal government shutdown.
The U.S. hotel occupancy rate fell to 68.5% for the week of October 18, down from 69.1% the prior week. That was down 2.3% over the year and down 5.4% from 2019.
U.S. movie box office sales dropped to $91.9 million for the week ended October 23, down from $98.4 million the prior week. That was down 2.5% over the year and down 50.3% from 2019. New movie releases were down 47.6% from 2019.
U.S. TSA traveler throughput ticked up to 18.7 million, up from 18.4 million the prior week. That was up 3.6% over the year and up 9.7% from 2019.
Weekly data on Arizona new business applications continue to be published by the Census Bureau, but only on a monthly basis. Data for September has not been updated due to the federal government shutdown.
Data on seated diners at restaurants using the OpenTable app is no longer being updated to compare the current week to 2019 results.
As of October 15, 2022, Google stopped updating mobility data.
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Arizona and general topics: 2025’s top states for business: how the winners are outpacing the rest (Area Dev)
Automation / AI: Generative AI, productivity and the future of work (FRBSL 10/8)
Demographic / socioeconomic / Census: A closer look at what’s driving the rising rates of uninsured children (Stateline 10/14)
Economy: Consumption sensitivity of uncertain households (FRBNY 10/14)
Education / early childhood development: Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls (AP 9/24)
Energy / environment / infrastructure: Expanding U.S. net available power capacity by 2030 (RAND 10/13)
Housing / real estate: Recent tariffs threaten residential construction (Brookings 10/3)
Commercial real estate: Banking Analytics: Modifications to commercial real estate loans rise (FRBSL 10/6)
Mexico/trade: States reckon with rising tariffs’ hidden toll (Governing 10/8)
Prices/inflation: How tariffs are affecting prices in 2025 (FRBSL 10/16)
Public finance: How should the US address long-term deficits? (Brookings 10/15)
Workforce/employment/labor market: The agencies hit hardest by shutdown layoffs (WSJ 10/13)