Arizona

Arizona is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, includes foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? YES

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.4%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:
Currently pending House Bill 2581 (The "Consumer Right to Know Act"), first read on February 11, 2004, "prohibits consumer financial data from going overseas without consumer's written consent; prohibits state from contracting with call centers that does business outside of the United States."


Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com