STEVE SISOLAK

DAVID SCHMIDT GOVERNOR

CHIEF ECONOMIST
DR. TIFFANY TYLER-GARNER
DIRECTOR
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BUREAU

NEVADA LABOR MARKET OVERVIEW

September 2019
Seasonally-adjusted employment Nevada Nonfarm Jobs: August - September Change
increased by 6,000 from August to
September. 12,000 jobs were actually
Expected Seasonally
added, however seasonal adjustment
subtracts out the normal seasonal Unadjusted Seasonal Adjusted
changes to better understand the un- Change Movement Change
derlying shifts in employment. Typi- Total Nonfarm Jobs 12,000 6,000 6,000
cally, from August to September we Private Sector 1,600 -2,300 3,900
would expect the State to add 6,000 Public Sector 10,400 8,300 2,100
jobs. The difference between the actu- Figure 1
al change and the expected change in The Silver State has added 45,200 jobs since
jobs is reported as the seasonally adjusted em- the same month last year, a gain of 3.2 per-
ployment level which shows an increase in the cent. The State has realized 105 consecutive
underlying trend in employment from August to months of year-over-year job gains. National
September. The private sector saw an increase employment grew by 1.4 percent over the pe-
of 3,900 jobs while the public sector realized riod, meaning the Silver State is growing more
the addition of 2,100 jobs. (Refer to Figure:1) than twice as fast as the national average. (Re-
fer to Figure:2)

Nevada Job Growth vs. Year Ago Using a 12-month average through
60,000 5.0%
September of this year over the same
55,000
time last year, the manufacturing indus-
50,000
4.0% try experienced the fastest growth rate
45,000
of any industry, up 11.4 percent, after
annual percent change

adding 6,100 jobs. The construction in-

annual job growth (SA)

40,000
3.0%
35,000
dustry is growing by 11.3 percent and
30,000
has added 9,900 jobs when compared
25,000 2.0% to the same period last year. The pro-
20,000
fessional and business services indus-
15,000
1.0% try has added the most jobs, with a gain
10,000
of 12,800 or 6.9 percent. Leisure and
5,000
hospitality grew by 1.5 percent and
0 0.0%
O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S added 5,200 jobs. Using a 12-month
'18 '19 average through September 2019 over
jobs pct. change Figure 2
the same period last year, all industries
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 Nevada Nonfarm Job Growth by Industry
come in Nevada reached $50,675
and was 90 percent of the national
Professional & Business Services
level of $56,541.
Construction

Manufacturing The Silver State ranked 37th in the

Leisure & Hospitality nation and reflected an increase of
Education & Health Services
3.8 percent from second quarter of
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2018. In fact, per capita personal
income has increased in 31 of the
Financial Activities
past 34 quarters starting in 2011.
Government
During second quarter of 2019, per
Other Services capita personal income in the na-
Information tion as a whole grew 4.3 percent.
Mining & Logging

-2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

Since the beginning of 2010, per
12-month average job growth over the period Figure 3 capita income in Nevada averaged
3.6 percent annually, compared to
in the Sliver State except for mining and log- 3.8 percent in the U.S.
ging, which declined by 100 jobs, realized an
increase in job growth. (Refer to Figure:3) Personal income by industry shows Neva-
da’s largest industry, accommodation and
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis food services, was 15 million, health care
(BEA) recently released first quarter of 2019 and social assistance 9.6 million, and con-
personal income data. Personal income is struction 8.4 million in the second quarter of
the income received by all persons from all 2019. The lowest industries were forestry
sources: net earnings, property income, and fishing/related activities, utilities and educa-
personal current transfer receipts. It is one of tional services.
the broadest measures of economic activity
at the state-level. The unemployment rate in Nevada remained
unchanged from August, holding steady at
Utilizing BEA data, we examine per capita 4.1 percent in September. This is down from
personal income in Nevada through the sec- 4.5 percent a year ago. Nationally, the unem-
ond quarter of 2019. Per capita per-
sonal income is calculated by taking Nevada Per Capita Personal Income
total personal income divided by to-
$50,000
tal midyear population. Personal in-
come measures are up over the year
due to the influx of people to Nevada $47,000

and per capita personal income is

achieving real gains. (Refer to Fig-
dollars

$44,000

ures: 4 & 5)
$41,000

Personal income (millions of dollars)

in Nevada reached $157 billion in $38,000
the second quarter of 2019, up six
percent from a year ago. $35,000
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Information for the second quarter of

Figure 4
2019 shows per capita personal in-
 Nevada Earnings by Industry 2019 QII allocate funds for adult employment
Accommodation and food services training services and youth activi-
Health care and social assistance
Construction
ties programs in the United States.
Professional, scientific, and technical services Therefore, States try to maximize
Retail trade
Administrative and support and waste management… the number of unemployed persons
Manufacturing
Transportation and warehousing
in their ASUs. The funding is di-
Finance and insurance rected by the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA) which
Management of companies and enterprises
Durable goods manufacturing
Other services (except government and government…
Wholesale trade
became law in 2014. The BLS de-
Arts, entertainment, and recreation fines the designation process and
Real estate and rental and leasing
Information
the ASU criteria and provides train-
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Nondurable goods manufacturing
ing to the States so they can define
Educational services their ASUs. The ETA validates the
Utilities
Forestry, fishing, and related activities
States calculations.
- 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000
Figure 5 ASUs can be composed of any
combination of: (i) Sub-State LAUS
ployment rate declined 0.2 percentage point
areas: metropolitan areas, counties, cities or
over the month from 3.7 percent in August
towns with a population of 25,000 or more.
to 3.5 percent September. This month’s na-
(ii) Census tracts. (iii)A State can qualify
tional unemployment rate is the lowest it’s
in its entirety as an ASU if the July - June,
been since December of 1969, nearly fifty
12-month average unemployment rate is 6.5
years ago. The gap between Nevada’s rate
percent.
and the nation’s increased from 0.4 percent
in August to half a percent in September.
In Nevada there are have two local work-
(Refer to Figure:6)
force boards that set WIOA policy within lo-
cal areas. Nevadaworks in northern Nevada
Information from the Local Area Unem-
covers Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko,
ployment Statistics (LAUS) Program, is
Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral,
produced by state agencies in cooperation
Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine
with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
counties. Workforce Connections in south-
The LAUS program provides information
on Areas of Substantial Unem-
ployment (ASU) within a State. Unemployment Rate: Nevada vs. U.S.
16%
An ASU is a geographic area
that has a July–June, 12-month 14%
average unemployment rate of
6.5 percent, has a population 12%

of at least 10,000 persons, and

unemployment rate (SA)

10%
its geographic components are
contiguous. This month we ana- 8%
lyze the ASU’s within Nevada’s
northern and southern counties. 6%

(Refer to Figures: 7,8,9 & 10)

4%

Areas of Substantial Unemploy- 2%

ment are important because they
are used by the Employment and 0%
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19
Training Administration (ETA) to Nevada U.S. Figure 6
ern Nevada covers Clark, Lincoln,
Nye, and Esmeralda counties.
Therefore, two ASUs were defined
in Nevada using census tracts in
each area, verifying that the tracts
are contiguous and maximizing
the unemployment level in each
area.

To calculate the “ASUs estimates”

for census tracts, the American
Community Survey (ACS) 5-year
data (2013-2017 ACS estimates) ASU NORTH
was used to calculate each cen-
sus tract employment and unem-
ployment share ratio. Those ratios Figure 7
are multiplied by the county LAUS
estimates. The result is the tract
over 1.47 million in 2019 up from 1.40 mil-
LAUS employment and unemployment esti-
lion in 2018. This change reflects an increase
mates. Population figures are from the July
of 4.6 percent in employment over the year.
1, 2017, postcensal estimates from the Pop-
Both employment and unemployment con-
ulation Estimates Program (PEP).
tributed to a decline in the unemployment
rate, although the over the year percentage
In 2019, the July 2018 to June 2019 12-month
change in unemployment was larger.
average official unemployment rate in Neva-
da was 4.1 percent, this is down from 4.8 per-
Overall trends in the Silver State unemploy-
cent in previous year. In 2019 the unemploy-
ment have been declining. This decline re-
ment averaged over 62,000 which is down
sulted in lower unemployment rates across
from over 70,000 last year. In other words,
the State. With lower unemployment rates
the unemployment level declined 12.3 per-
not all census tracts qualify as part of an
cent over the year. Employment averaged
ASU. This reduces the total ASU
unemployment level.

In 2019 the Silver State combines

687 census tracts, for a total unem-
ployment of 64,323 and 1,455,646
employment. The July 2018 to
June 2019 12-month average un-
employment rate was 4.2 percent.
Therefore, the State in its entirety
does not qualify as an ASU.

In 2019 the ASU North combines

186 census tracts. Of all tracts, 53
census tracts have an unemploy-
ment rate of 6.5 percent or over.
The unemployment came out at
6,460 and employment at 93,327.
Because the tracts included in the
ASU must be contiguous, some
Nevada-Seasonally Adjusted
tracts had to be removed to meet
this requirement. After maximizing labor force employment unemployment URate
the unemployment level and veri-
fying that all the tracts are contig- July 2017-June
uous, the ASU North includes 50 2018, 12-month 1,478,519 1,407,578 70,941 4.8%
tracts, with 5,240 unemployment average
and 75,910 employment, for an
unemployment rate of 6.5 percent.
In 2018, the unemployment in the July 2018-June
ASU North was 7,790 while em- 2019, 12-month 1,516,767 1,472,103 62,236 4.1%
ployment was 112,470. average
In 2019 the ASU South combines 0.7
500 census tracts. Of all tracts, 230 Difference: 38,249 64,525 -8,705 percentage
census tracts have an unemploy-
ment rate of 6.5 percent or over. points
The unemployment came at 50,280 Figure 9
and employment at 1,079,690. Af- youth activities is based on 1/3 of relative
ter maximizing the unemployment level and number of unemployed in ASUs. In Nevada
to make the tracts included were contiguous, since the unemployment level has declined
some tracts were removed. The ASU South over the last year, unemployment in each
includes 238 tracts, with 30,940 unemploy- ASU is also lower over the year. Nevada’s
ment and 448,280 employment, for an un- portion of the funding will depend on the rel-
employment rate of 6.5 percent. In 2018 the ative unemployment in our ASUs compared
ASU South had 43,380 unemployment and to other States.
628,810 employment. The relative decline in
unemployment was larger in the ASU North. The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is
a simple measure: the ratio of the labor force
According to the BLS the funding to provide relative to the non-institutional population
training services for adult employment and (16 years and older). It measures
the extent to which Nevadans are
Nevada Areas of Substantial Unemployment participating in the workforce, ei-
July 2017-June 2018, 12-month average ther as workers or job seekers.
area labor force employment unemployment Urate The monthly Current Population
North ASU 120,260 112,470 7,790 6.5% Survey (CPS), sponsored by the
South ASU 672,190 628,810 43,380 6.5% Census Bureau and the BLS, pro-
vides LFPR estimates dating back
July 2018-June 2019, 12-month average to 1976.
area labor force employment unemployment Urate
North ASU 81,150 75,910 5,240 6.5% This month, we analyze the LFPR
South ASU 479,220 448,280 30,940 6.5%
in Nevada and the U.S. as a whole
along with the recent trends having
Over the year change an effect of the LFPR in the U.S.
area labor force employment unemployment (Refer to Figure: 11)
absolute change % change
North ASU -39,110 -36,560 -2,550 -32.7% As of September 2019, the over-
South ASU -192,970 -180,530 -12,440 -28.7% all LFPR in the Silver State is 63.1
Figure 10 percent, up from last month at 63
 Nevada vs. US: Labor Force Particitipation Rate (seasonally
ment age. However, recent nation-
adjusted) al trends show that the 55+ sage
72%
group is starting to have a positive
influence on labor force participa-
70%
tion due to behavioral and demo-
graphic shifts which may continue
to have an effect on the overall
labor force participaiton rate

68% LFPR rate.

Nationally, there are a few behav-

66%
64%
62%
'95 '97
percent, and unchanged from last year. In
2019, the LFPR and is trending up as of late
and has reached its highest participation rate
for the year this month. The overall LFPR in
the nation is 63.2 percent, unchanged from
last month and up from 62.7 percent in the
previous year.
Year to date in 2019 in Nevada, teenagers
share of the population is 4.1 percent and
their LFPR is 31.7 percent. Those 55 years
old and over made up 21.6 percent of the
population, their LFPR is 39.2 per-
cent. Young adults, 20-24, share of
the total population is 5.3 percent 15%
and their LFPR is 83.6 percent.
Prime working people represented
69.1 percent of the population, the
LFPR for this age group is 81.7 per-
cent.
10%
ioral and demographic explana-
tions as to why the elderly popula-
tion have had a positive influence
on the LFPR according to recent
trends. A change in the retirement
behavior of those aged 60–64 and
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those 65–69 is helping offset the
NV LFPR US LPPR Figure 11
increasing share of population in
the 55+ age group. Recent trends
show a larger share of the elderly population
are retiring later than the typical retirement
age of 65 causing a potential behavioral
shift. The share of people aged 65 and older
has increased from 18 percent in the second
quarter of 2014 to 20.3 percent in the second
quarter of 2019 causing a demographic shift.
This demographic shift has moved a large
percent of the population in the 55+ age
group out of the ideal working age which has
likely reduced the number of persons looking
Long Term Unemployment Rate

In Nevada, teenagers and people

55 years old and over, have a low-
er LFPR compare to young adults 5%

(20-24 years old) and prime work-

ing people (25-54 years old). The
same trends are observed nation-
wide. Teenagers tend to be enrolled
in school, this in part could explain
0%
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their low LFPR. Those 55 years old Nevada UR Nevada LTUR National UR National LTUR
and over (55+), start entering retire- Figure 12
 the LFPR of older Americans. With
Unemployment Rate by Race
18% Nevada having a large share of el-
derly population, the specified be-
16%
havioral and demographic shifts in
14%
the nation is most likely having a
12% similar positive effect on the LFPR
10% in the Silver State.
8%
Information from the monthly CPS
6%
also enables the analysis of the
4% long-term unemployment rate
2% (LTUR) by industry. The LTUR is
0%
defined as being unemployed for
'14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 27 weeks or more. This month we
White UR
American Indian & Alaskan Native UR
Black UR
Asian UR
analyze the LTUR in Nevada in
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander UR Nevada UR
Figure 13
both the goods producing and ser-
vice providing industries. (Refer to
for a job in the 55+ age group. Figure: 12)

Recent data also shows another behavioral From 1999 through the end of 2008 the LTUR
shift occurring in the 55+ age group. When in Nevada averaged 0.6 percent, and the un-
responding to labor surveys, less people in employment rate averaged 4.3 percent. In
the 55+ are claiming disability or illness as August 2019, the LTUR for the State was 0.8
their reason for not participating in the labor percent unchanged from August 2018. The
force and are more are selecting retirement. unemployment rate for the State was 4.4
In the second quarter of 2014, 8.6 percent percent in August 2018 decreasing to four
claimed disability or illness as their reason percent in 2019.
for nonparticipation and in second quarter of
2019 only 8.1 percent did. It is important to For the nation the average over the period
note that people in 55+ age group are not from 1999 through the end of 2008 was 0.9
less sick or disabled than they were in the percent for the LTUR, and 4.6 percent for
past but rather they are claiming re-
tirement as their reason for nonpar-
ticipation and not disability or illness. Hispanic & Non-Hispanic Unemployment Rate
18%
This behavioral shift may have a
positive effect on the LPFR moving 16%
forward if more people are classify- 14%
ing themselves as retired in the 55+
age group and are likely to return to 12%
the labor force. 10%

The recent demographic and behav- 8%

ioral shifts of the 55+ age group have 6%

helped offset the increasing size of

4%
the elderly population resulting in
a positive influence on the LFPR. 2%

Moving forward, demographic and 0%

behavioral changes in the 55+ will '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19
Non-Hispanic Unemployment Rate Hispanic Unemployment Rate
continue to be important factors in
Figure 14
 Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
40,000 Blacks in Nevada have tended to
have a higher unemployment rate,
35,000
but have seen one of the largest de-
30,000 creases in unemployment from 15
percent to 6.2 percent over the time
25,000
examined.
20,000
The trend in unemployment for whites
15,000 has been a decrease going from 8.1
percent to 4.8 percent from January
10,000
2014 to August 2019. This ethnicity
5,000 comprises the largest portion of the
population, and trends most closely
0
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 with the State rate.
claims 12-month moving average Figure 15

The unemployment rate for Hispanic

the unemployment rate. The national LTUR in and Non-Hispanic is examined from
August 2019 was 0.8 percent down from 0.9 January 2004 through August 2019. These
percent in August 2018. Over the same time, rates follow similar trends to the State rate,
the national unemployment rate decreased to and other rates examined.
3.4 percent from 3.7 percent.
Hispanic unemployment rates went from a
Data from the monthly CPS allows for the high of approximately 17 percent in early
analysis of the unemployment rate by race. 2011 to four percent in August 2019. In May
This month, we compare the unemployment 2005 this unemployment rate reached a low
rate by race in Nevada and compare it to its of three percent.
national counterparts from January 2014 to
June 2019 using a 12-month moving average. Non-Hispanic unemployment rates followed a
(Refer to Figure: 13 & 14) similar trend decreasing from highs of approx-
imately 12 percent in the middle of 2012 to
The unemployment rates for all races and four percent in August 2019. In April 2007 the
ethnicities has been declining over the period lowest unemployment rate was reached at 3.2
examined from January 2014 to Au-
gust 2019, and have been following
a similar trend to the total State rate
over the same time. The State rate
decreased from 8.9 percent in Jan-
uary 2014 to four percent in August
2019.

The unemployment rate for Asians in

Nevada went from approximately 5.3
percent to 3.1 percent over the time
examined, and is one of the lowest
rates. The average unemployment
rate over the time examined is four
percent, and is the lowest average
rate from January 2014 to August
2019. Figure 16
percent.
Initial Claims for Unemployment In-
surance (UI) Benefits fell by 12.8
percent in September, when com-
pared to August. This is the largest
monthly decline since February of
this year. Relative to last Septem-
ber, claims are up 1.8 percent, or
just over 150 claims. The twelve-
month moving average of claims
activity is continuing to hold steady
at just over 10,000. Through the
first three quarters of this year, initial
claims are down 3.6 percent, rela-
tive to the same period in 2018. The
average duration that a claimant re-
ceives benefits is holding steady at
13.3 weeks. The exhaustion rate ticked up
0.4 percentage points over the year, with a
reading of 33.8 percent this month. (Refer to
Figure:15)
Using current information for the UI Benefits
program, we analyze a couple of UI met-
rics that may provide and earlier indication
of weakness in the labor market than initial
claims for UI. (Refer to Figures:16 &17)
One of the most commonly used measures
to assess the current standing of the U.S. la-
bor market are initial claims for UI. Reported
weekly, initial claims provide consistent and
reliable data on the number of persons claim-
ing for UI benefits following job loss. When
the reported number begins to see persistent
increases, especially on a year-over-year ba-
sis, it can signal labor market deterioration.
A report we are monitoring tracks the weeks
of eligibility available to persons claiming UI
benefits. Examining the eligibility extremes
may provide an even earlier indication of
weakness in the labor market rather than the
weekly UI claims report. Using a thirteen-week
moving average to reduce the noise, we com-
pare the current level of claimants at the be-
ginning and end of their UI claims to the level
they were at a year ago.
Figure 17
When analyzing the percent change in claim-
ants in the first four weeks of their eligibility,
for much of the last several years, Nevada
has seen fewer and fewer initial claims for
unemployment insurance. Since the begin-
ning of 2019, this measure has trended to-
ward zero, with a current reading of -2.7 per-
cent. While this is largely expected due to the
State’s very low initial claims levels, any sig-
nificant upward change above zero could be
a sign of labor market weakness.
When examining the change in claimants
nearing the exhaustion of their UI bene-
fits, much of the year-over-year comparison
during Nevada’s recovery, well-below zero
change in claimants at the end of UI eligibility
is largely expected. More recent trends point
to Nevada approaching the zero change in
claims levels with the current reading show-
ing a three percent decline compared to a
year ago. If the State were to begin to see
significant and continued upward movement
in the number of claimants at the end of their
UI eligibility, it could be an early sign of weak-
ening in Nevada’s labor market.
With “real-time” labor market information ob-
tained as part of DETR’s Silver State Solu-
tions Initiative, we can provide an alterna-
tive assessment of the health of the State’s
 economy via an analysis of cur- Nevada Online Job Postings
rent online job posting activity1. 40,000
Year-to-date through September,
272,430 ads have been posted 35,000

for jobs in Nevada, an increase

30,000
of 47,503 (21.1 percent) from the
same period last year. Full-time 25,000
jobs accounted for 78.8 percent of
listings for this period, a decline of 20,000

3.8 percent from 20182. (Refer to

Figure: 18) 15,000

10,000
Nevada Job Connect offers em-
ployment services including help 5,000
with job searches, resume prepa-
ration, interview skills, resource 0
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centers, skills assessment, profi- Job Postings 12-Month Moving Average Figure: 18
ciency testing, and training for a
new job. Their website has more
information at http://www.nevadajobconnect.
com/. Additional resources and information is
provided by Nevada’s Employment Security
Division available at www.employnv.gov.

1
Online job postings are obtained through DETR’s Silver State Solutions ini-
tiative. Online job posting volume does not necessarily correlate with the lev-
el of job openings or hiring. Internal company hiring and union hiring are of-
ten not captured by online ads. High ad volume often occurs for occupations/
industries that are having difficulty finding qualified candidates, high turnover
positions/recurring openings, or when companies are building large candi-
date pools. Online job postings should only be used with caution when devel-
oping/analyzing time series trends due to the constant changes in the rate of
online advertising usage and in the methods used for collecting the data.
2
Not all job ads specify whether the advertised position is full-time or part-time.

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NEVADA
Employment &
Unemployment
September 2019

Employment Growth
M/M Y/Y Y/Y%
Nevada 6.0 45.2 3.2%
(Seasonally Adjusted)

Nevada 12.0 45.1 3.2%

(Non-Seasonally Adjusted)

United States 136 2,147 1.4%

(Seasonally Adjusted)
(Employment in thousands)

Unemployment Rates:
Nevada Statewide 4.1%
(Seasonally Adjusted)

Nevada Statewide 3.8%

(Non-Seasonally Adjusted)

United States 3.5%

(Seasonally Adjusted)

Employment estimates are produced by the Current Employment Statistics program.

Labor Force estimates are produced by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.
Research and Analysis Bureau, Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
operates these programs in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Telephone (775) 684-0450
 Nevada Labor Force Summary
Statewide (Estimates In Thousands)
Sep-19 Sep-18 CHANGE % CHANGE Aug-19

Seasonally Adjusted
LABOR FORCE 1545.6 1511.1 34.5 2.3% 1539.8
EMPLOYMENT 1482.4 1443.7 38.6 2.7% 1476.5
UNEMPLOYMENT 63.2 67.3 -4.1 -6.1% 63.3
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.1% 4.5% ------ ------ 4.1%

Non-Seasonally Adjusted
LABOR FORCE 1559.2 1511.3 47.9 3.2% 1551.9
EMPLOYMENT 1500.1 1443.7 56.4 3.9% 1486.6
UNEMPLOYMENT 59.1 67.6 -8.5 -12.6% 65.3
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.8% 4.5% ------ ------ 4.2%

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA

Employment adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence.
Information compiled by DETR's Research & Analysis Bureau
 Seasonally Adjusted Establishment Based Industrial Employment
Nevada Statewide
(Estimates In Thousands)
Sep-19 Sep-18 CHANGE % CHANGE Aug-19
Total All Industries 1440.2 1395.0 45.2 3.2% 1434.2
Natural Resources & Mining 14.1 14.6 -0.5 -3.4% 14.1
Construction 101.3 90.2 11.1 12.3% 99.7
Manufacturing 60.9 57.3 3.6 6.3% 60.8
Durable Goods 41.1 38.4 2.7 7.0% 41.1
Non-durable Goods 19.8 18.9 0.9 4.8% 19.7
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 259.5 256.5 3.0 1.2% 258.2
Wholesale 38.1 37.5 0.6 1.6% 38.0
Retail 149.2 148.9 0.3 0.2% 147.8
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 72.2 70.1 2.1 3.0% 72.4
Information 15.6 15.3 0.3 2.0% 15.7
Financial Activities 72.4 68.4 4.0 5.8% 72.2
Finance and Insurance 40.0 38.1 4.0 5.8% 39.8
Real Estate & Rental Leasing 32.4 30.3 2.1 6.9% 32.4
Professional & Business Services 201.5 193.1 8.4 4.4% 201.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical 59.0 60.7 -1.7 -2.8% 59.7
Management of Companies and Enterprises 27.5 27.1 0.4 1.5% 27.2
Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 115.0 105.3 9.7 9.2% 114.2
Education and Health Services 143.9 142.0 1.9 1.3% 143.6
Educational Services 16.3 14.7 1.6 10.9% 16.0
Health Care and Social Assistance 127.6 127.3 0.3 0.2% 127.6
Leisure and Hospitality 360.6 353.4 7.2 2.0% 361.2
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 35.1 33.3 1.8 5.4% 35.2
Accommodation and Food Service 325.5 320.1 5.4 1.7% 326.0
Other Services 43.6 42.6 1.0 2.3% 42.9
Government 166.8 161.6 5.2 3.2% 164.7
Federal 19.7 19.1 0.6 3.1% 19.7
State 42.9 41.0 1.9 4.6% 41.2
Local 104.2 101.5 2.7 2.7% 103.8
 Non-Seasonally Adjusted Establishment Based Industrial Employment
Nevada Statewide
(Estimates In Thousands)
Sep-19 Sep-18 CHANGE % CHANGE Aug-19
Total All Industries 1445.3 1400.2 45.1 3.2% 1433.3
Goods Producing 177.2 164.3 12.9 7.9% 175.6
Natural Resources & Mining 14.1 14.7 -0.6 -4.1% 14.4
Metal Ore Mining 10.9 11.3 -0.4 -3.5% 11.1
Construction 101.9 92.1 9.8 10.6% 100.2
Construction of Buildings 19.7 16.9 2.8 16.6% 19.6
Specialty Trade Contractors 75.6 66.9 8.7 13.0% 74.0
Manufacturing 61.2 57.5 3.7 6.4% 61.0
Durable Goods 41.3 38.5 2.8 7.3% 41.3
Miscellaneous durable goods 7.0 7.0 0.0 0.0% 6.9
Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 6.3 6.3 0.0 0.0% 6.2
Non-durable Goods 19.9 19.0 0.9 4.7% 19.7
Service Providing 1268.1 1235.9 32.2 2.6% 1257.7
Private Service Providing 1099.2 1072.2 27.0 2.5% 1099.2
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 257.8 255.8 2.0 0.8% 257.0
Wholesale 38.1 37.5 0.6 1.6% 38.0
Retail 148.3 148.1 0.2 0.1% 147.2
Food & Beverage Stores 25.3 24.6 0.7 2.8% 25.2
Health and Personal Care Stores 9.2 9.1 0.1 1.1% 9.2
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 71.4 70.2 1.2 1.7% 71.8
Utilities 4.1 4.1 0.0 0.0% 4.1
Transportation & Warehousing 67.3 66.1 1.2 1.8% 67.7
Transit and Ground Passenger 10.8 11.4 -0.6 -5.3% 10.9
Taxi and Limousine Service 6.3 7.0 -0.7 -10.0% 6.3
Information 15.4 15.0 0.4 2.7% 15.7
Telecommunications 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0% 4.0
Financial Activities 72.0 68.2 3.8 5.6% 72.2
Finance and Insurance 39.7 37.9 1.8 4.7% 39.6
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 20.0 19.9 0.1 0.5% 20.2
Real Estate & Rental Leasing 32.3 30.3 2.0 6.6% 32.6
Professional & Business Services 202.3 192.6 9.7 5.0% 202.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical 58.9 60.1 -1.2 -2.0% 59.7
Management of Companies 27.7 27.0 0.7 2.6% 27.4
Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 115.7 105.5 10.2 9.7% 115.2
Administrative & Support Services 110.6 101.6 9.0 8.9% 109.9
Employment Services 28.2 25.3 2.9 11.5% 27.7
Education and Health Services 144.6 142.0 2.6 1.8% 144.0
Educational Services 16.1 15.0 1.1 7.3% 15.3
Health Care and Social Assistance 128.5 127.0 1.5 1.2% 128.7
Ambulatory Health Care Services 58.6 56.4 2.2 3.9% 59.0
Hospitals 33.1 32.3 0.8 2.5% 33.1
Leisure and Hospitality 363.1 355.5 7.6 2.1% 365.0
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 35.6 33.7 1.9 5.6% 36.5
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 27.0 25.6 1.4 5.5% 27.7
Accommodation and Food Service 327.5 321.8 5.7 1.8% 328.5
Accommodation 189.7 191.8 -2.1 -1.1% 190.2
Casino Hotels and Gaming 183.0 184.7 -1.7 -0.9% 183.8
Casino Hotels 172.6 174.6 -2.0 -1.1% 173.4
Gaming Industries 10.4 10.1 0.3 3.0% 10.4
Food Services and Drinking Places 137.8 130.0 7.8 6.0% 138.3
Full-Service Restaurants 63.6 62.0 1.6 2.6% 64.4
Limited-Service Restaurants 55.9 53.2 2.7 5.1% 56.0
Other Services 44.0 43.1 0.9 2.1% 43.0
Government 168.9 163.7 5.2 3.2% 158.5
Federal 19.9 19.3 0.6 3.1% 19.9
State 43.5 41.7 1.8 4.3% 38.5
State Government Educational Services 23.0 21.9 1.1 5.0% 18.0
State Government Excluding Education 20.5 19.8 0.7 3.5% 20.5
Local 105.5 102.7 2.8 2.7% 100.1
Local Government Educational Services 56.9 54.5 2.4 4.4% 51.1
Local Government excluding Educational Services 48.6 48.2 0.4 0.8% 49.0
2019 Seasonally Adjusted Industrial Employment (Estimates In Thousands)
Nevada Statewide
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
Total All Industries 1419.7 1419 1423 1428.3 1430.2 1423.7 1428.2 1434.2 1440.2 1427.4
Natural Resources & Mining 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.3
Construction 98.3 97.5 99.4 101.7 101.6 97.1 97.8 99.7 101.3 99.4
Manufacturing 59.2 58.7 58.8 59 59.8 60.1 60.5 60.8 60.9 59.8
Durable Goods 40.0 39.7 39.6 39.7 40.4 40.8 41.0 41.1 41.1 40.4
Non-durable Goods 19.2 19.0 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.3 19.5 19.7 19.8 19.4
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 259.1 259.3 258.7 258.7 258.0 256.5 257.2 258.2 259.5 258.4
Wholesale 37.8 37.7 37.7 37.7 37.8 37.7 37.7 38.0 38.1 37.8
Retail Trade 148.8 149.3 148.3 148 147.1 146.1 147.1 147.8 149.2 148.0
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 72.5 72.3 72.7 73 73.1 72.7 72.4 72.4 72.2 72.6
Information 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.6 15.8 15.6 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.5
Financial Activities 69.6 69.9 70.9 70.8 71.1 70.8 71.4 72.2 72.4 71.0
Finance and Insurance 38.6 38.6 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.2 39.6 39.8 40.0 39.3
Real Estate & Rental Leasing 31.0 31.3 31.8 31.6 31.8 31.6 31.8 32.4 32.4 31.7
Professional & Business Services 199.4 199.4 199.8 200.6 201.7 202.4 201.7 201.1 201.5 200.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical 58.4 58.5 58.7 58.9 59.8 59.9 59.8 59.7 59.0 59.2
Management of Companies and Enterprises 27.1 27 27.2 27.2 27.0 26.9 27.1 27.2 27.5 27.1
Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 113.9 113.9 113.9 114.5 114.9 115.6 114.8 114.2 115.0 114.5
Education and Health Services 143.2 142.8 142.6 142.7 143.0 143.1 143.3 143.6 143.9 143.1
Educational Services 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.9 16.0 16.3 15.9
Health Care and Social Assistance 127.6 127.1 126.8 126.9 127.1 127.3 127.4 127.6 127.6 127.3
Leisure and Hospitality 356.4 357.1 357.5 358.4 359.5 360.0 361.0 361.2 360.6 359.1
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 33.3 33.4 33.8 34.2 34.7 35.1 35.0 35.2 35.1 34.4
Accommodation and Food Service 323.1 323.7 323.7 324.2 324.8 324.9 326.0 326.0 325.5 324.7
Other Services 41.9 41.9 42.5 43.1 42.7 42.2 42.5 42.9 43.6 42.6
Government 162.9 162.9 163.1 163.2 162.6 161.8 163.3 164.7 166.8 163.5
Federal 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.5 19.7 19.7 19.4
State 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.4 40.3 41.2 41.2 41.2 42.9 41.0
Local 103.1 103 103.1 103.5 102.9 101.2 102.6 103.8 104.2 103.0
Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders. Sep-19
Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau
2019 Non-Seasonally Adjusted Industrial Employment (Estimates In Thousands)
Nevada Statewide
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
Total All Industries 1402.6 1407.1 1415.2 1428.4 1435.0 1426.9 1425.6 1433.3 1445.3 1424.4
Goods Producing 169.1 166.8 170.0 174.4 174.9 172.8 174.0 175.6 177.2 172.8
Natural Resources & Mining 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.1 14.3
Metal Ore Mining 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.1
Construction 96.1 94.1 97.4 101.1 101.0 97.9 98.9 100.2 101.9 98.7
Construction of Buildings 17.2 17.5 17.8 18.1 18.5 18.8 19.3 19.6 19.7 18.5
Specialty Trade Contractors 69.0 67.2 70.4 74.0 74.0 71.6 72.1 74.0 75.6 72.0
Manufacturing 58.8 58.6 58.5 58.9 59.5 60.5 60.8 61.0 61.2 59.8
Durable Goods 39.7 39.6 39.4 39.7 40.1 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.3 40.4
Computer & Electronic Products 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0
Other Miscellaneous,Includes Slot Mfg. 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3
Non-durable Goods 19.1 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.4 19.4 19.6 19.7 19.9 19.4
Service Providing 1233.5 1240.3 1245.2 1254.0 1260.1 1254.1 1251.6 1257.7 1268.1 1251.6
Private Service Providing 1072.7 1074.9 1079.1 1088.7 1094.3 1095.9 1095.7 1099.2 1099.2 1088.9
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 257.9 256.2 255.1 255.7 256.5 255.8 255.7 257.0 257.8 256.4
Wholesale 37.6 37.6 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.9 37.8 38.0 38.1 37.8
Retail 148.1 146.6 145.6 146.2 146.4 145.5 146.6 147.2 148.3 146.7
Food & Beverage Stores 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.8 25.0 25.2 25.2 25.3 24.8
Health and Personal Care Stores 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 72.2 72.0 72.0 71.9 72.4 72.4 71.3 71.8 71.4 71.9
Utilities 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
Transportation & Warehousing 68.1 67.9 67.9 67.8 68.3 68.3 67.2 67.7 67.3 67.8
Transit and Ground Passenger 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.1
Taxi and Limousine Service 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.6
Information 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.7 16.0 16.0 15.6 15.7 15.4 15.5
Telecommunications 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Financial Activities 68.9 69.5 70.9 70.9 71.5 71.3 71.6 72.2 72.0 71.0
Finance and Insurance 38.6 38.6 39.3 39.4 39.4 39.4 39.6 39.6 39.7 39.3
Credit Intermediation & Related 20.0 20.1 20.3 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.2 20.0 20.1
Real Estate & Rental Leasing 30.3 30.9 31.6 31.5 32.1 31.9 32.0 32.6 32.3 31.7
Professional & Business Services 198.7 197.6 198.2 200.0 201.9 202.2 200.5 202.3 202.3 200.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical 57.6 58.5 59.0 59.0 59.2 59.5 59.6 59.7 58.9 59.0
Management of Companies 27.0 26.8 27.0 27.0 27.1 26.9 27.2 27.4 27.7 27.1
Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 114.1 112.3 112.2 114.0 115.6 115.8 113.7 115.2 115.7 114.3
Administrative & Support Services 109.4 107.5 107.2 108.9 110.8 111.0 108.6 109.9 110.6 109.3
Employment Services 26.8 26.0 26.2 25.9 26.9 26.9 26.5 27.7 28.2 26.8
Education and Health Services 141.7 142.8 141.9 142.5 142.8 143.9 143.1 144.0 144.6 143.0
Educational Services 15.4 16.1 16.2 16.1 16.1 15.7 15.1 15.3 16.1 15.8
Health Care and Social Assistance 126.3 126.7 125.7 126.4 126.7 128.2 128.0 128.7 128.5 127.2
Ambulatory Health Care Services 56.4 56.3 55.5 56.1 56.7 58.2 57.7 59.0 58.6 57.2
Hospitals 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.9 33.0 33.0 33.1 33.1 32.9
Leisure and Hospitality 349.5 352.4 355.9 360.7 362.5 363.9 366.4 365.0 363.1 359.9
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 32.0 32.3 33.5 34.6 35.6 36.2 36.5 36.5 35.6 34.8
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation 24.9 25.1 25.8 26.4 27.1 27.9 27.8 27.7 27.0 26.6
Accommodation and Food Service 317.5 320.1 322.4 326.1 326.9 327.7 329.9 328.5 327.5 325.2
Accommodation 187.4 188.8 189.9 190.3 190.5 191.3 191.6 190.2 189.7 190.0
Casino Hotels and Gaming 181.2 182.7 183.3 183.6 183.5 184.3 184.7 183.8 183.0 183.3
Casino Hotels 171.2 172.7 173.2 173.5 173.3 174.0 174.4 173.4 172.6 173.1
Gaming Industries 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.2
Food Services and Drinking Places 130.1 131.3 132.5 135.8 136.4 136.4 138.3 138.3 137.8 135.2
Full-Service Restaurants 61.3 62.1 62.8 63.8 63.7 63.3 64.5 64.4 63.6 63.3
Limited-Service Restaurants 52.9 53.5 54.2 55.1 55.4 55.6 55.8 56.0 55.9 54.9
Other Services 40.9 41.2 41.9 43.2 43.1 42.8 42.8 43.0 44.0 42.5
Government 160.8 165.4 166.1 165.3 165.8 158.2 155.9 158.5 168.9 162.8
Federal 18.9 19.0 19.0 19.1 19.5 19.6 19.8 19.9 19.9 19.4
State 38.2 41.9 42.3 41.8 41.5 38.8 38.6 38.5 43.5 40.6
State Government Educational Services 21.6 21.7 22.0 21.5 21.0 18.0 17.8 18.0 23.0 20.5
State Government Excluding Education 20.2 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.5 20.80 20.80 20.50 20.50 20.5
Local 103.7 104.5 104.8 104.4 104.8 99.80 97.50 100.10 105.50 102.8
Local Government Educational Services 55.6 56.2 56.5 56.1 56.3 50.5 48.1 51.1 56.9 54.1
Local Government excluding Educational Services 48.1 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.5 49.3 49.4 49.0 48.6 48.6
Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders. Sep-19
Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau
2019 LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA (Estimates In Thousands)
Nevada Statewide
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG
NEVADA SA*
LABOR FORCE 1517.9 1520.7 1521.5 1522.8 1525.7 1529.7 1534.3 1539.8 1545.6 1528.7
EMPLOYMENT 1450.9 1454.7 1457.8 1461.3 1465.1 1468.6 1472.1 1476.5 1482.4 1465.5
UNEMPLOYMENT 66.9 65.9 63.7 61.5 60.6 61.1 62.2 63.3 63.2 63.2
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1% 4.1%

NEVADA NSA**
LABOR FORCE 1517.9 1524.6 1516.8 1521.1 1534.9 1544.5 1552.3 1551.9 1559.2 1535.9
EMPLOYMENT 1447.9 1461.4 1461.0 1466.1 1476.0 1475.2 1482.9 1486.6 1500.1 1473.0
UNEMPLOYMENT 70.0 63.2 55.8 55.0 58.9 69.3 69.4 65.3 59.1 62.9
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.6% 4.1% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% 4.5% 4.5% 4.2% 3.8% 4.1%
Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data. Sep-19
Employment adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence.
*Seasonally Adjusted
**Non-Seasonally Adjusted