Feb 14 2013

New Mexico’s Wage Race to the Bottom

2021-08-27T15:14:13-06:00Economic Security Publications, Local Data, Publications, Racial and Ethnic Equity Publications|

Report New Mexico tops the nation in the rate of working families who are low-income and in income inequality. Raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation would be a step toward reversing these trends - and it would provide an economic boost. (State-level data on selected demographics of low-wage workers)

Jan 15 2013

2012 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico

2023-02-14T13:36:00-07:00Economic Security Publications, Education Publications, Health Publications, Kids Count Publications, Local Data, Publications|

NM KIDS COUNT Data Book The well-being of our children today is a key predictor of the state’s economic future -- and it doesn’t look good. This annual KIDS COUNT report looks at the well-being of the state’s children with some data presented by county and school district. (State-, county-, and school district-level data on indicators of child well-being)

Dec 13 2012

Native American Children and Families in New Mexico: Strengths and Challenges

2023-02-14T13:37:44-07:00Kids Count Publications, Local Data, Publications, Racial and Ethnic Equity Publications|

Report This special KIDS COUNT report looks at economic indicators and social conditions in New Mexico’s 22 tribal communities - including the high rate of Native children who can speak a language in addition to English. (Tribal-level data on indicators of child well-being.)

Oct 17 2012

Facing the Fiscal Cliff: How NonDefense Sequestration Cuts Will Impact New Mexico

2021-08-26T15:01:52-06:00Economic Security Publications, Education Publications, Health Publications, Local Data, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Report Most of the concern over federal sequestration has centered on defense cuts. This report looks at the impact these cuts will have on New Mexico’s education, health care, and employment services. (State-level data on the impact of federal sequestration by budget area)

Sep 27 2012

The facts about Medicaid and the opportunity to extend coverage to low-income adults

2023-02-14T10:54:10-07:00Health Publications, Local Data, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Fact Sheet Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will not only be good for New Mexico's low-income uninsured adults - it will also be good for the state's bottom line. (State-level data on cost of Medicaid and expansion, insurance rates, and child Medicaid enrollment.)

Sep 05 2012

Mind the Gap: Unemployment, Income, and Earnings for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in and Before the Great Recession

2021-08-27T15:21:20-06:00Economic Security Publications, Local Data, Publications, Racial and Ethnic Equity Publications|

Report While the income and unemployment gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites had been closing in the three years leading up to the stock market crash, those gains were all lost in the resulting recession. This report looks at why Hispanics were harder hit by the downturn. (State-level data on employment and earnings by race and ethnicity)

Aug 27 2012

The Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico

2024-03-19T16:48:21-06:00Health Publications, Local Data, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Report As the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented over the next several years, millions in federal dollars will be injected into the state. The result will be billions of dollars in economic activity and the creation of tens of thousands of jobs. Updated in Aug. 2012 to reflect new estimates for the Medicaid expansion by the state’s Human Services Department. (State-level data on estimated economic activity and new jobs created by the Medicaid expansion, as well as amount of federal funding and state cost.)

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