- COVID-19 and Nevada Counties: Employment Data, May 2019 and May 2021Publication 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.…
- Small Business Equity in Nevada, 2021Publication 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…
- Homelessness Estimates in the Mountain West, 2020Publication Date: August 2021 Author: Saha Salahi, Vanessa Booth, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet summarizes a recent report titled, “The 2020 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress,” by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. By synthesizing homelessness vulnerability categories to the Mountain West states, this report offers…
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Budget Review, Fiscal Years 2018-2021Publication Date: August 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) annual budget increased every fiscal year (FY) from 2018 to 2021. Using data provided by the LVMPD’s final budget reports for FY 2018 to 2021, this Fact Sheet details LVMPD funding increases and…
- Operating Solar Projects in Nevada, 2021Publication Date: August 2021 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Saha Salahi, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) both provide national databases that contain comprehensive lists of active solar projects in the United States. This fact sheet provides a list of operating solar projects in the State of…
- Race Equity in Management Occupations in the Mountain WestPublication 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…
- Financial Stress in Mountain West Cities and Townships, 2020Publication 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. Read the Publication
- COVID-19: Creative Class Job Loss in the Mountain WestPublication 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…
- Student and Teacher Diversity in the Mountain WestPublication Date: August 2021 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Guadalupe De La Rosa, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights public K-12 teacher and student diversity in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. We explore data from Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero’s “Mountain West states face growing teacher…
- COVID-19: Projected Employment Change in the Mountain West, 2019 - 2029Publication 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)…
- College-Educated Young Adults in the Mountain WestPublication Date: July 2021 Author: Eshaan Vakil, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data originally published in “The Young and Restless and the Nation’s Cities,” a report prepared by Joe Cortright for the City Observatory. The original report explores the percentage of college-educated young adults (or individuals aged 25…
- Metro Monitor 2021: Las Vegas and RenoPublication 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…