Publication Date: July 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents the potential impact of COVID-19 on minority owned businesses, using data originally published by Brookings researchers Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla in “Businesses owned by women and minorities have grown. Will COVID-19 undo that?” As noted…

Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Katie Gilbertson, Madison Frazee-Bench, Marie Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The purpose of this fact sheet is to highlight the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on unemployment claims in the Mountain West region. This fact sheet presents data gathered from Opportunity Insights and provides unemployment claims data for five…

Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Marie Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights select data from the Brookings Institution report “We can’t recover from coronavirus recession without helping young workers” released May 7, 2020 by Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman. In the context of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the report includes data on the…

Publication Date: May 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents changes in indicators of economic health for the State of Nevada using data provided by the Brookings Institution’s Metro Monitor analysis. Looking beyond gross domestic product (GDP) and job growth, researchers at Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy…

Publication Date: May 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data on the number of small businesses (fewer than 250 employees) considered at risk due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The data collected originates from the Brookings Institution, and reports the economic effect of COVID-19 on small businesses in states and counties…

Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes responses posted on Twitter following an interview conducted by CNN reporter Anderson Cooper, who interviewed Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, concerning the re-opening of the Las Vegas economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the Publication

Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Marie Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights Mountain West data from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report titled, “States are projected to lose more jobs due to the coronavirus: 14 million jobs could be lost by summer.” The original data source provides figures on the estimated job loss from…

Publication Date: March 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This Fact Sheet provides data on the ability of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the Mountain West to foster innovative and technology-driven industries, utilizing information presented by the Brookings Institution report, “How startups help cities measure their economic…

Publication Date:  February 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the job density patterns in large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the Mountain West states (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado) using the findings of Where Jobs are Concentrating and Why it Matters to Cities and Regions…

Publication Date: 2020 Author: Kaylie Pattni, Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet provides select data from the State Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA) at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to highlight the outdoor recreation economy in the Mountain West region, including Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Read the…

Publication Date: 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the potential net job growth in the Mountain West states (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado) and automation employment implications in each county in the region as detailed in The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow, a…

Publication Date: 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet examines the trends of technology-based start-ups within the United States and specific states in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico) across the top 10 technology industries in 2016, using data provided by a report from the Information Technology and…