Taking a look at unemployment rates, Nevada’s December rate of 4.4% was the 9th highest in the country, but is just 0.6 percentage points above the all-time low. #NVLaborMarket#NVLMICharts
The BLS released the latest State Employment and Unemployment news release on Friday, allowing for some comparison of Nevada to other states in the nation…
One highlight, Nevada had the largest job gains in percentage terms in the nation! December's over-the-year increase was 3.9%! #NVLaborMarket#NVLMICharts
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The gain of 6,600 jobs in #Nevada over the month is the largest since September 2016, edging out four other increases of 6,000-6,500 in just the last 12 months (March, May, September, December).
#Nevada also leads the nation in private sector job growth with the most recent data available (through the third quarter of 2017), and has been in the Top 4 for the past 4 years.
Overall, seasonally adjusted employment in #Nevada was up 6,600 in February 2018 from January and 42,000 unadjusted jobs over the year - a 3.2% growth rate.
#Nevada's 3.3% job growth in December vs. a year ago is the strongest gain in the nation. 43,300 jobs added over the 12 months. https://t.co/zVpItz3ChY
#Nevada's population up 340K relative to pre-recession. 11 of 17 counties show gains since 2007. See our Research Note for the details: https://t.co/Ijlp28nvpX
Since 2011, # of business establishments up 9,200 (+13%) in #Nevada. Storey, Esmeralda, and Clark Counties lead the way in terms of growth. https://t.co/XFYfPaWsab