
Apr. 21, 2022
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): City and County Budget Allocations in the Mountain West
Publication Date: April 2022
Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet details how city and county governments within the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah allocated funds from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Brookings Metro in…

Apr. 20, 2022
Mountain West Personal Income Growth, 2021
Publication Date: April 2022
Author: Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights personal income growth in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are retrieved from The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) report, “Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis.” The compound annual growth rate in…

Nov. 30, 2021
Tech Innovation Capacity in Mountain West Metros
Publication Date: November 2021
Author: Ally M. Beckwith, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the tech innovation capacity in Mountain West metropolitan areas, as originally reported in 2019 by Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Tech innovation is defined as advanced industries…

Oct. 8, 2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capacity in Mountain West Metros
Publication Date: October 2021
Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Ally M. Beckwith, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on artificial intelligence (AI) growth in Mountain West metropolitan areas over the last several decades, as originally reported by Mark Muro and Sifan Liu from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. The Brookings report examines how…

Sep. 16, 2021
COVID-19 and Nevada Counties: Employment Data, May 2019 and May 2021
Publication Date: September 2021
Author: Joshua Padilla, Katie M. Gilbertson, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet displays county-level employment data and unemployment rates for 17 counties in Nevada, as reported by The Daily Yonder article “Rural Employment Grew in May, but Fewer People Are Seeking Jobs” in July 2021. Bill Bishop and Tim Marema compiled data from the U.S.…

Aug. 31, 2021
Small Business Equity in Nevada, 2021
Publication Date: August 2021
Author: Ally M. Beckwith, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on minority and women-owned small businesses in Nevada in 2021, as originally reported by the Small Business Equity Tool. This tool examines the representation of Black, Asian, Latino, minority, and women-owned small businesses in the largest…

Aug. 16, 2021
Race Equity in Management Occupations in the Mountain West
Publication Date: August 2021
Author: Kristian Thymianos, Saha Salhi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: In a recent report, “From commitments to action: How CEOs can advance racial equity in their regional economies,” Amy Liu and Reniya Dinkins of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program highlight racial equity issues in private sector management occupations…

Aug. 12, 2021
Financial Stress in Mountain West Cities and Townships, 2020
Publication Date: August 2021
Author: Saha Salahi, Kristian Thymianos, Eshaan Vakil, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This factsheet highlights financial stressors facing 16 cities in four Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado Nevada, and New Mexico. The data included are reported in the 2020 “SmartAsset Study” by Ben Geier.
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Aug. 10, 2021
COVID-19: Creative Class Job Loss in the Mountain West
Publication Date: August 2021
Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Kelliann Beavers, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet summarizes Mountain West data on creative economy job losses in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, as reported in a recent Brookings report “Lost Art: Measuring COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on America’s Creative…

Jul. 29, 2021
COVID-19: Projected Employment Change in the Mountain West, 2019 - 2029
Publication Date: July 2021
Author: Peter Grema, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet summarizes a report by Mark Muro and Yang You of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution titled, “In some cities, the pandemic’s economic pain may continue for a decade.” Using February 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…

Jul. 16, 2021
Metro Monitor 2021: Las Vegas and Reno
Publication Date: July 2021
Author: Eshaan Vakil, Katie M. Gilbertson, Emmanuel Berrelleza, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This fact sheet measures changes in Nevada’s economic growth performance indicators using data provided by the Brookings Institution’s Metro Monitor analysis. Researchers at Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program measure various indicators of…

Jun. 8, 2021
Domestic Workers in the Mountain West
Publication Date: June 2021
Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Saha Salahi, Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Eshaan Vakil
Abstract: This fact sheet explores the number of domestic workers employed in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah), as originally reported in the Economic Policy Institute’s “Domestic Workers Chartbook.” Data for…