• Neighborhood Change in Las Vegas
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes indicators of demographic and economic change in Las Vegas neighborhoods and suburbs, provided by 鈥淎merican Neighborhood Change in the 21st Century,鈥 a study published by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity (IMO) at the Minnesota Law鈥
  • Population Growth in Major Mountain West Metros, 2010 - 2019
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for the time period between July 2010 and July 2019. Brookings senior fellow, William H. Frey suggests that 鈥淓ven before coronavirus, census shows U.S. cities鈥 growth was鈥
  • The Southwest Megapolitan Triangle: Immigration and Population Growth
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes population changes in three Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; and Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV. Collectively, these three major metropolitan鈥
  • COVID 19: Unemployment Claims in the Mountain West
    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鈥
  • COVID-19: The Impact on Young, Low-Wage Workers Without College Degrees
    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 鈥淲e can鈥檛 recover from coronavirus recession without helping young workers鈥 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鈥
  • Homelessness in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: June 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet provides data on homelessness in the five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This information is adapted from the original U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness data, as reported in the Psy.D. Programs鈥 article, 鈥淭he Places with the鈥
  • Immigrants and Their Voting Power in Nevada
    Publication Date: May 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladio, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents the number of both documented and undocumented immigrants in Nevada, synthesizing data provided by New American Economy (NAE), a bipartisan research non-profit organization. To estimate the total number of immigrants in the U.S. and across each鈥
  • Metro Monitor 2020: Las Vegas & Reno
    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鈥檚 Metro Monitor analysis. Looking beyond gross domestic product (GDP) and job growth, researchers at Brookings鈥 Metropolitan Policy鈥
  • COVID-19: The Impact on Small Businesses in Nevada
    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鈥
  • COVID-19: Economic Recovery, Twitter, and Public Perception of Las Vegas
    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
  • Political Parties and Demographic Transformation in Nevada
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents projections of demographic change in Nevada鈥檚 political party coalitions using data provided in the report 鈥淪tates of Change: How Demographic Change is Transforming the Republican and Democratic Political Parties.鈥 Using the composition of鈥
  • COVID-19: Projected Job Loss in Mountain West States
    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, 鈥淪tates are projected to lose more jobs due to the coronavirus: 14 million jobs could be lost by summer.鈥 The original data source provides figures on the estimated job loss from鈥