Santa Fe Living Wage Baseline Study: Reporting Baseline Data and Offering a Portrait of the City of Santa Fe Economy Prior to Implementation of the Living Wage Ordinance (2)

Authors

• University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

3-2004

Abstract

This report examines the economic, demographic, labor force, housing, and business conditions of Santa Fe prior to the implementation of the city's living wage ordinance. The report analyzes the characteristics of low-wage workers, industry wage structures, cost-of-living pressures, poverty, housing affordability, and potential economic impacts of raising the minimum wage for workers employed by larger businesses.

Recommended Citation

Reynis, Lee A. Santa Fe Living Wage Baseline Study: Reporting Baseline Data and Offering a Portrait of the City of Santa Fe Economy Prior to Implementation of the Living Wage Ordinance. Albuquerque, NM: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico, March 2004.