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UNM financial expert says state could see 165,000 new unemployment claims
July 16, 2020
Experts: NM to face long-lasting economic pain
July 15, 2020
SANTA FE — The economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to reshape New Mexico’s economy for years, killing smaller companies and expanding the gap between high- and low-wage earners, university researchers told lawmakers Wednesday.
Is NM’s unemployment rate reason to hope?
July 6, 2020
BBER Director Jeff Mitchell answer's questions from Albuquerque Journal's Stephen Hamway about New Mexico having been spared from the worst of the downturn, or is this another instance of delayed economic pain and a long road toward recovery?
What COVID-19 Means For State's Economy, Students Collect And Distribute PPE
May 15, 2020
"We think it’s important to put out a range of scenarios because people are trying to plan and it’s important not only to have the very optimistic but also a more sober view of the worst case scenario," said BBER Director Jeff Mitchell.
BBER releases New Mexico Economic Snapshot
May 4, 2020
The UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) just released its 2020 second quarter economic forecast for the state, outlining impacts of unemployment, plunging oil prices and an economy on pause.
UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research finalizes state economic forecast
April 27, 2020
UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research is finalizing an economic forecast for New Mexico. The forecast will help guide lawmakers to rework the state budget in a special session this summer after oil prices dropped to historic lows.
Pandemic rocks Permian Basin as wells, rigs idled and workers laid off
April 18, 2020
Jeffrey Mitchell, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, estimated the number of direct jobs in the industry will fall by 30 percent by the end of this year and will bottom out at around 38 percent by the middle of 2021.
UNM IT provides essential foundation for remote work, learning
April 16, 2020
UNM Chief Information Officer Duane Arruti recently completed an in-depth interview with Enchanting Economics in New Mexico, the podcast produced by the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
UNM's BBER launches tool that tracks COVID-19's economic impact
April 6, 2020
The tool is called the economic dashboard and is intended to give critical data on New Mexico's economic trends during the pandemic.The collected data includes information on statewide infections, oil and gas production and unemployment figures.
BBER Podcast and dashboard look at economic impact of COVID-19
April 2, 2020
The UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is rolling out a new interactive dashboard and podcast, just in time to entertain and educate people stuck at home during the COVID-19 quarantine.
Virus thrusts new economic challenges upon New Mexicans
March 21, 2020
Major government intervention “without a doubt” will be needed..."The question is: How effective will government be in providing support for them to survive?” said BBER director Jeff Mitchell to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
New Mexico unemployment claims nearly double in a week
March 17, 2020
“There seems to a relationship with how aggressive you are and the number of filings,” BBER Director Jeff Mitchell said. “The question is if we stick to it for a couple months and deal with the economic hit.”
New Mexico looks beyond energy boom to diversify economy
January 13, 2020
“You have to create a workforce that is attractive to business, that has the ability to adapt skills to opportunities,” BBER director Jeff Mitchell said. “That is the single most important economic development strategy you can put forward.”
BBER Director talks with KOB TV about Governor's free college proposal
December 20, 2019
Jeffrey Mitchell, executive director of the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research said his colleagues should consider working with local business to help create job opportunities for graduates.
BBER Presents at 1st Annual Pueblo Data Sovereignty Conference
November 20, 2019
BBER's Rose Rohrer presented along with Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's President & CEO, Michael Canfield (Pueblo of Laguna) on the economic impact the 19 Pueblos have on the State of New Mexico.
BBER Mourns Loss of UNM GPS Director
November 5, 2019
BBER grieves the loss of UNM Geospatial and Population Studies Director Dr. Adélamar (Dely) N. Alcántara, who passed away over the weekend while on her way back home to Albuquerque from the Philippines. Alcántara was an avid supporter of BBER throughout her career.
21st Annual NM Data Users Conference (2019)
August 5, 2019
The Conference will be held at CNM Workforce Training Center located at: 5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 Directions: I-25, Alameda exit west to San Mateo Blvd., turn north to Eagle Rock Ave.
LANL releases economic impact report
July 29, 2019
Built in 1610, Santa Fe’s Palace of the Governors is the oldest government seat in the United States.
NM economic forecast: ‘Strong, but still restrained’
July 29, 2019
Proposed Databank to Track Child Welfare
February 10, 2019
