Publications with Local Data
Many of our publications use local data – for the state as well as counties, tribal areas, legislative districts, and school districts. The data will be in a variety of formats – line graphs, pie charts, tables, maps, etc. At the end of each of the descriptions below, we’ve included information about what type of data are contained in that publication (although not which format). Please note that the same data may be found in multiple publications.
The Need to Strengthen New Mexico’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
Report The recession, coupled with rate cuts for employers, has left the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund in dire need of replenishing before the next economic downturn. (State-level data on unemployment rates, UI payouts, and the UI trust fund)
New Mexico’s Wage Race to the Bottom
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)
Winners and Losers: The Single Sales Factor Formula in New Mexico
Report The Legislature is considering implementing a different formula for determining corporate profits for income tax purposes. This paper explains how the formula works and why it would be bad for New Mexico-owned businesses. (State-level data on corporate income tax revenue.)
2012 KIDS COUNT in New Mexico
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)
Native American Children and Families in New Mexico: Strengths and Challenges
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.)
Facing the Fiscal Cliff: How NonDefense Sequestration Cuts Will Impact New Mexico
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)
The facts about Medicaid and the opportunity to extend coverage to low-income adults
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.)
Raising Albuquerque’s Minimum Wage
Policy Brief Similar to our recent report Indexing the State Minimum Wage to Inflation, this brief shows how the November ballot initiative to raise and index the minimum wage in Albuquerque would impact workers and the city’s economy. (Albuquerque-level data on employees impacted by a minimum wage increase)
Mind the Gap: Unemployment, Income, and Earnings for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in and Before the Great Recession
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)
The Economic Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico
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.)