Employment & Unemployment Estimates for July 2007 Unemployment Rates: Nevada Statewide 4.9% (Seasonally Adjusted) Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 5.1% Reno-Sparks MSA 4.6% Carson City MSA 5.2% Elko Micropolitan Area 3.8% United States 4.6% (Seasonally Adjusted) California (June) 5.2% (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 Statewide TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1356.7 1295.3 61.4 4.7% 1340.1 UNEMPLOYMENT 68.6 58.5 10.1 17.3% 63.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.1% 4.5% ------ ------ 4.7% RATE (Seasonally Adjusted) 4.9% 4.2% ------ ------ 4.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1288.1 1236.8 51.3 4.1% 1276.9 1300.7 1279.1 21.6 1.7% 1312.4 206.9 209.4-2.5-1.2% 207.3 Natural Resources & Mining 12.2 11.8 0.4 3.4% 12.1 Metal Ore Mining 9.5 9.2 0.3 3.3% 9.4 Construction 142.7 146.5-3.8-2.6% 143.2 Specialty Trade Contractors 102.4 104.8-2.4-2.3% 102.8 Manufacturing 52.0 51.1 0.9 1.8% 52.0 Durable Goods 36.1 35.4 0.7 2.0% 36.1 Computer & Electronic Products 12.6 12.2 0.4 3.3% 12.5 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 8.7 8.2 0.5 6.1% 8.7 Non-durable Goods 15.9 15.7 0.2 1.3% 15.9 Services Producing 1093.8 1069.7 24.1 2.3% 1105.1 Private Service Providing 946.0 928.6 17.4 1.9% 949.6 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 232.6 225.4 7.2 3.2% 232.9 Wholesale 40.0 39.0 1.0 2.6% 40.0 Retail 140.0 135.9 4.1 3.0% 140.3 General Merchandise & Clothing 40.8 40.4 0.4 1.0% 41.0 Food & Beverage Stores 21.5 21.0 0.5 2.4% 21.4 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.8 7.6 0.2 2.6% 7.8 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 52.6 50.5 2.1 4.2% 52.6 Utilities 4.9 5.1-0.2-3.9% 4.9 Transportation & Warehousing 47.7 45.4 2.3 5.1% 47.7 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and 21.3 20.3 1.0 4.9% 21.3 Air 5.3 5.2 0.1 1.9% 5.2 Transit and Ground Passenger 13.6 12.9 0.7 5.4% 13.7 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.9 9.4 0.5 5.3% 10.0 Information 15.4 15.6-0.2-1.3% 15.5 Telecommunications 5.2 5.3-0.1-1.9% 5.2 Financial Activities 65.9 66.1-0.2-0.3% 66.0 Finance and Insurance 38.7 39.2-0.5-1.3% 38.8 Credit Intermediation & Related 25.2 25.2 0.0 0.0% 25.1 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 27.2 26.9 0.3 1.1% 27.2 Professional & Business Services 159.3 156.5 2.8 1.8% 161.9 Professional, Scientific and Technical 55.5 53.7 1.8 3.4% 55.6 Management of Companies 14.7 13.8 0.9 6.5% 14.6 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 89.1 89.0 0.1 0.1% 91.7 Administrative & Support Services 85.6 85.8-0.2-0.2% 88.4 Employment Services 27.9 30.2-2.3-7.6% 30.2 Education and Health Services 91.1 86.7 4.4 5.1% 91.9 Educational Services 6.5 5.8 0.7 12.1% 7.0 Health Care and Social Assistance 84.6 80.9 3.7 4.6% 84.9 Ambulatory Health Care Services 39.6 38.0 1.6 4.2% 39.6 Hospitals 21.0 19.9 1.1 5.5% 21.0 Leisure and Hospitality 343.5 341.7 1.8 0.5% 343.2 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 31.0 30.3 0.7 2.3% 30.8 Accommodation and Food Service 312.5 311.4 1.1 0.4% 312.4 Accommodation 216.6 219.6-3.0-1.4% 215.8 Casino Hotels and Gaming 216.8 220.3-3.5-1.6% 216.1 Casino Hotels 203.3 206.9-3.6-1.7% 202.6 Gaming Industries 13.5 13.4 0.1 0.7% 13.5 Food Services and Drinking Places 95.9 91.8 4.1 4.5% 96.6 Full-Service Restaurants 46.1 43.7 2.4 5.5% 46.4 Limited-Service Restaurants 37.5 35.5 2.0 5.6% 37.6 Other Services 38.2 36.6 1.6 4.4% 38.2 Government 147.8 141.1 6.7 4.7% 155.5 Federal 17.2 17.1 0.1 0.6% 17.2 State 32.8 31.4 1.4 4.5% 33.6 Local 97.8 92.6 5.2 5.6% 104.7
Las Vegas-Paradise MSA Includes Clark County TOTAL LABOR FORCE 968.9 923.8 45.1 4.9% 958.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 49.8 42.0 7.8 18.6% 45.5 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.1% 4.5% ------ ------ 4.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 919.1 881.8 37.3 4.2% 913.0 932.5 915.5 17.0 1.9% 941.3 138.0 138.5-0.5-0.4% 138.6 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0% 0.4 Construction 109.8 110.7-0.9-0.8% 110.4 Construction of Buildings 18.8 18.3 0.5 2.7% 18.7 Specialty Trade Contractors 80.0 80.9-0.9-1.1% 80.5 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 25.1 29.1-4.0-13.7% 25.7 Building Finishing Contractors 20.8 20.6 0.2 1.0% 20.7 Manufacturing 27.8 27.4 0.4 1.5% 27.8 Durable Goods 18.3 18.1 0.2 1.1% 18.3 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.3% 4.8 Non-durable Goods 9.5 9.3 0.2 2.2% 9.5 Services Producing 794.5 777.0 17.5 2.3% 802.7 Private Service Providing 703.0 691.1 11.9 1.7% 706.8 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 160.4 155.5 4.9 3.2% 160.8 Wholesale 24.4 23.7 0.7 3.0% 24.5 Retail 99.8 96.9 2.9 3.0% 100.1 General Merchandise & Clothing 31.2 30.5 0.7 2.3% 31.3 Food & Beverage Stores 15.3 14.8 0.5 3.4% 15.3 Health and Personal Care Stores 6.4 6.2 0.2 3.2% 6.4 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 36.2 34.9 1.3 3.7% 36.2 Utilities 3.1 3.3-0.2-6.1% 3.1 Transportation & Warehousing 33.1 31.6 1.5 4.7% 33.1 Air 4.5 4.3 0.2 4.7% 4.5 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.6 12.0 0.6 5.0% 12.6 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.6 9.1 0.5 5.5% 9.6 Information 11.5 11.5 0.0 0.0% 11.5 Telecomunications 3.9 4.0-0.1-2.5% 3.9 Financial Activites 51.3 50.8 0.5 1.0% 51.3 Finance and Insurance 29.6 29.8-0.2-0.7% 29.7 Credit Intermediation & Related 19.8 19.8 0.0 0.0% 19.8 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 21.7 21.0 0.7 3.3% 21.6 Professional & Business Services 115.6 113.8 1.8 1.6% 117.9 Professional, Scientific and Technical 39.0 37.8 1.2 3.2% 39.1 Management of Companies 11.9 10.7 1.2 11.2% 11.8 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 64.7 65.3-0.6-0.9% 67.0 Administative and Support Services 62.0 63.1-1.1-1.7% 64.4 Employment Services 17.7 20.1-2.4-11.9% 19.8 Other Support Services 7.8 8.2-0.4-4.9% 7.8 Education and Health Services 62.9 59.3 3.6 6.1% 63.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 57.9 55.1 2.8 5.1% 58.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 27.8 26.6 1.2 4.5% 27.8 Hospitals 13.8 13.0 0.8 6.2% 13.8 Leisure and Hospitality 275.2 274.7 0.5 0.2% 275.6 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 18.6 18.4 0.2 1.1% 18.8 Accommodation and Food Service 256.6 256.3 0.3 0.1% 256.8 Accommodation 182.0 184.7-2.7-1.5% 181.5 Casino Hotels and Gaming 177.6 181.2-3.6-2.0% 177.4 Casino Hotels 171.6 174.9-3.3-1.9% 171.3 Gaming Industries 6.0 6.3-0.3-4.8% 6.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 74.6 71.6 3.0 4.2% 75.3 Full-Service Restaurants 36.8 35.1 1.7 4.8% 37.2 Limited-Service Restaurants 27.5 26.0 1.5 5.8% 27.6 Other Services 26.1 25.5 0.6 2.4% 26.1 Government 91.5 85.9 5.6 6.5% 95.9 Federal 11.2 11.1 0.1 0.9% 11.2 State 14.2 13.2 1.0 7.6% 14.6 Local 66.1 61.6 4.5 7.3% 70.1
Reno-Sparks MSA Includes Washoe and Storey Counties TOTAL LABOR FORCE 230.4 220.9 9.5 4.3% 227.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 10.5 9.2 1.3 14.1% 10.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.6% 4.1% ------ ------ 4.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 219.9 211.7 8.2 3.9% 217.5 227.3 223.3 4.0 1.8% 228.7 37.8 39.8-2.0-5.0% 37.8 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0% 0.4 Construction 22.4 24.7-2.3-9.3% 22.4 Manufacturing 15.0 14.7 0.3 2.0% 15.0 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3.8 3.7 0.1 2.7% 3.7 Services Producing 189.5 183.5 6.0 3.3% 190.9 Private Service Producing 162.4 157.2 5.2 3.3% 161.9 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 49.0 47.3 1.7 3.6% 49.0 Wholesale 11.2 11.0 0.2 1.8% 11.2 Retail 25.4 24.1 1.3 5.4% 25.4 General Merchandise & Clothing 7.6 6.7 0.9 13.4% 7.6 Food & Beverage Stores 3.4 3.5-0.1-2.9% 3.3 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 12.4 12.2 0.2 1.6% 12.4 Information 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0% 2.8 Financial Activites 10.5 10.7-0.2-1.9% 10.5 Finance and Insurance 6.4 6.6-0.2-3.0% 6.4 Professional & Business Services 30.5 28.8 1.7 5.9% 30.5 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 17.6 16.2 1.4 8.6% 17.7 Education and Health Services 20.4 19.8 0.6 3.0% 20.5 Leisure and Hospitality 41.5 40.4 1.1 2.7% 40.8 Accommodation and Food Service 34.5 33.5 1.0 3.0% 34.1 Accommodation 20.3 20.5-0.2-1.0% 20.0 Casino Hotels 19.3 19.6-0.3-1.5% 19.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 14.2 13.0 1.2 9.2% 14.1 Other Services 7.7 7.4 0.3 4.1% 7.8 Government 27.1 26.3 0.8 3.0% 29.0 Federal 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.0% 3.4 State 8.6 8.3 0.3 3.6% 8.6 Local 15.1 14.6 0.5 3.4% 17.0 Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau
Carson City MSA Includes Carson City TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.7 27.7 1.0 3.6% 28.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 1.5 1.4 0.1 7.1% 1.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.2% 5.0% ------ ------ 5.0% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 27.2 26.3 0.9 3.4% 26.9 32.7 32.8-0.1-0.3% 33.1 5.3 5.4-0.1-1.9% 5.3 Manufacturing 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0% 3.2 Services Producing 27.4 27.4 0.0 0.0% 27.8 Private Service Producing 16.2 16.3-0.1-0.6% 16.2 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 4.7 4.6 0.1 2.2% 4.7 Retail 3.4 3.5-0.1-2.9% 3.5 Professional & Business Services 2.3 2.5-0.2-8.0% 2.3 Leisure and Hospitality 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0% 4.0 Government 11.2 11.1 0.1 0.9% 11.6 Federal 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0% 0.6 State 7.5 7.3 0.2 2.7% 7.8 Local 3.1 3.2-0.1-3.1% 3.2 Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau
Elko Micropolitan Area (Includes Elko and Eureka Counties) TOTAL LABOR FORCE 27.4 26.4 1.0 3.8% 0.0 UNEMPLOYMENT 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0% 1.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.8% 3.7% ------ ------ 3.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.4 25.4 1.0 3.9% 25.8 Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau