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. Read the Publication

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…

Publication 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…

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)…

Publication 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…

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…

Publication Date: July 2021 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet draws from the “Most Dynamic Micropolitans 2020” report released by Heartland Forward, “an institute for economic renewal […] with a mission to improve economic performance in the center of the United States.” In this report, …

Publication Date: June 2021 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Eshaan Vakil, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet focuses on the demographics of the child population (under 18 years old) in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah from 2010 to 2019. Most Mountain West states demonstrate a substantial decline in their child…

Publication Date: June 2021 Author: Emmanuel A. Berrelleza, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores housing metrics in the Las Vegas, Denver, and Phoenix metropolitan areas, as originally reported in the Pulsenomics report, “Renter Confidence Dashboard." Market conditions, expectations, and homeownership aspirations are some of the…

Publication Date: June 2021 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Saha Salahi, Olivia K. Cheche, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights K-12 school discipline disparities by race in the six largest school districts in the United States. The districts include New York City Public Schools, NY; Los Angeles Unified, CA; Chicago Public Schools, IL; (…

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…

Publication Date: May 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Emmanuel A. Berrelleza, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet provides a comparative analysis on salary earnings for graduates of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Data are gathered from the GradReports website, which offers salary scores…