Alex Richards

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Workforce reductions hit Nevada amid recession: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009; It’s no secret that Nevada has more workers in the hospitality and food service industries than any other state.
Default in decline, a foreclosures snapshot: A comparison of the numbers from 2008 and 2009; Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009; Percentage of residences, including condo units and town homes, that had a default filed with the county between Oct. 1 and Nov. 19. This is commonly the first step of the foreclosure process.
Nevada construction employment takes dive in recession: Monday, Nov. 23, 2009; In September, the construction industry, because of job losses, accounted for the smallest share of Nevada's workforce it has claimed since 1993.
Clark County gaming: September 2004 to September 2009; Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; Clark County gaming
Clark County weather, air quality since Oct. 1: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009; Clark County weather
'Density' of Las Vegas-area crime in October: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009; The map below shows the "density" of reported crimes during October within Metro Police's jurisdiction.
Percentage of valley residences in foreclosure: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009; Percentage of residences, including condo units and townhomes, for which an auction notice was received or that were repossessed, Sept. 1 to Oct. 25.
Clark County gaming: August 2004 - August 2009: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009; Clark Country Gaming: August 2004 - August 2009
Clark County weather since Sept. 1: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009; Clark County weather
'Density' of Las Vegas' violent and property crime: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009; The map below shows the “density” of reported crimes during September within Metro Police’s jurisdiction (Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County).
Percentage of valley homes in foreclosure: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009; Percentage of residences, including condos and townhomes, for which an auction notice was received or that were repossessed, Aug. 1 to Sept. 25.
Clark County gaming win over five years: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009; Clark County Gaming
Recent Clark County weather measurements: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009; Clark County weather
Las Vegas area crime snapshot for August: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009; The map below shows the "density" of reported crimes during August within Metro Police's jurisdiction.
Recent foreclosures: Auction notices on homes: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009; Percentage of single-family homes for which an auction notice was received or that were repossessed, July 1 to Aug. 21.
How the TSA compensates lost or damaged goods at McCarran: Monday, Aug. 24, 2009; The charts below show the details of lost or damaged property claims leveled against the Transportation Security Administration.
Gaming win at Clark County casinos: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009; Clark County Gaming Snapshot
Clark County weather snapshot: Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009; A look at weather in Clark County.
A look at voter turnout by state: Monday, Aug. 10, 2009; A look at voter turnout by state
Along with growth, suburban town limited housing pain: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009; Few speculators rolled the dice on real estate in Boulder City during Clark County’s housing boom — and not because gambling is illegal there. The town of about 17,000 can thank its slow-growth ordinance for keeping investors at bay and helping stem real estate market losses.
The 'density' of Las Vegas area crime: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009; The map below shows the “density” of reported burglaries, robberies, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts from June 1 to July 30 within Metro Police's jurisdiction.
Housing affordability and minimum-wage earners: Monday, Aug. 3, 2009; The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 2.2 million of the 75 million hourly workers in the U.S. earn minimum wage and that roughly 1 in 6 U.S. Workers are employed part time.
Real estate: Price per square foot, foreclosures: Tuesday, July 28, 2009; An analysis of recent Las Vegas area real estate numbers.
Unemployment benefits in each state: Monday, July 27, 2009; Maximum weekly unemployment benefit allowed in each state, with a label for the average weekly payout in each state.
Clark County gaming snapshot, 2004-2009: Tuesday, July 21, 2009; Clark County Gaming Snapshot
Valley residents support more than 100 animal medical care facilities: Monday, July 20, 2009; The cost of keeping pets healthy rose more than 2 1/2 times as fast as consumer prices in general over the past 10 years.
Clark County weather snapshot: Tuesday, July 14, 2009; A look at the temperatures, ozone levels and winds this summer in Las Vegas.
A look at airfares: Monday, July 13, 2009; A look at airfares in Las Vegas.
Auto sales slumping in Clark County: Monday, July 6, 2009; Figures from TransUnion, one of the nation's largest credit reporting bureaus, show that Nevadans carry the highest average balance on auto loans in the nation.
What students at U.S. public colleges and universities pay: Monday, June 29, 2009; Figures from the U.S. Department of Education show what a typical full-time student attending a public college or university paid in each state during the 2007-08 academic year.
Hunting licenses in Nevada: Monday, June 22, 2009; Hunting licenses in Nevada
Thieves, drunks and lawyers are why your rates are so high: Nevadans have more accidents, file more lawsuits and have the ninth highest premiums in the U.S.; Sunday, June 21, 2009; Nevadans are burdened with some of the highest auto insurance premiums in the country, according to a Sun analysis. The state’s residents spent a bit more than $1,000 per year, per vehicle, in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
Nevada No. 2 in 18- to 64-year-olds without health insurance: Monday, June 15, 2009; Percentage in each state, age 18 to 64, without health insurance coverage of any kind in 2008.
Comparing home sale prices with a year earlier: Monday, June 8, 2009; The maps below show median sale prices for single-family homes in each valley ZIP code from March 1 to May 31 of this year, and how they compare to prices during the same period in 2008.
Where recent out-of-state homebuyers are based: Monday, June 1, 2009; Although most sales in the local real estate market in 2009 have been short sales or foreclosure properties, movement in the market isn't being propelled solely by bargain-hunting investors.
Demographic changes in Clark County: Tuesday, May 26, 2009; Clark County’s population has grown by more than one-third since 2000, though that rapid growth waned in 2008.
Vacant business addresses on the rise: Monday, May 18, 2009; Nearly 13 percent of all business addresses in Clark County had been empty for at least three months straight in March.
Sitting pretty: Afloat on overtime and generous retirement benefits, some state and local workers in Nevada belie the state’s reputation for government parsimony; Sunday, May 17, 2009; Nevada has fewer public employees than nearly every state in the union, but government workers here are among the nation’s most handsomely rewarded, according to a Sun analysis of census data. Nevada public employees make 16 percent above the national average, trailing only California, New York and a few other places where the cost of living is much higher than in Nevada.
Have long-term vacancies increased more in your neighborhood than in others?: Monday, May 11, 2009; Long-vacant residences are on the rise in the Las Vegas Valley.
Nevada aircraft collisions with animals: Monday, May 4, 2009; Last month the FAA released records detailing about 100,000 reported wildlife collisions with aircraft in the United States since 1990.
The numbers on the swine flu: Wednesday, April 29, 2009; The key figure: 0 cases in Nevada.
Swimming pool density in the Las Vegas Valley: Monday, April 27, 2009; A map that estimates the number of residents in each ZIP code compared with the number of pools dotting the Las Vegas Valley.
Low turnout for primary vote: Monday, April 20, 2009; Residents of Clark County’s cities turned out sparingly in most precincts for the primary vote on April 7. About 1 in 10 residents who could vote cast a ballot.
A history of unemployment in Nevada: Monday, April 13, 2009; Although initial unemployment insurance claims have dropped from a high of nearly 9,000 per week in January, they’re still about 50 percent higher than in the same week last year.
Housing collapse evident in falling tax appraisal values: Monday, April 6, 2009; This map shows the average change in tax appraisal value between the close of rolls for fiscal 2009-10 and the previous year for single family homes in the valley, by ZIP code.
Economic plunge cited as factor in suicide rate increase: Sunday, April 5, 2009; The rate of suicides in Clark County jumped by 10 percent from 2007 to 2008, a rise that experts attribute in part to the recession.
Do you know where your power comes from?: Monday, March 30, 2009; A breakdown of where energy generated in Nevada and the United States comes from.
Doctors scarce in Las Vegas compared to other areas: Monday, March 23, 2009; For the number of people who live in and around Las Vegas, we're woefully short on doctors and health care workers in general.
Foreclosure sales have home market feeling down: Monday, March 16, 2009; When Nevadans started to realize they were at the epicenter of a full-blown foreclosure crisis in 2007, riding a rising wave of loan defaults that eventually turned into auctions and bank repossessions, they didn't really understand what was in store for the real estate market.
Home loans: What a difference two years make: Monday, March 9, 2009; This map shows the difference in loan volume between a boom year (2005) and a bust year (2007).