Nevada Job Growth

There were 1,116,800 jobs in Nevada in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,151,038 employed persons for the month. Nevada lost 9,800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,341 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Nevada job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,116,800	-9,800	+4,100
CPS	1,151,038	+4,341	+14,682

Nevada Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Nevada as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Nevada

CES employment peaked in May 2007 for Nevada at 1,297,400. Since then 180,600 jobs have been lost in Nevada according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,108,100 in September 2010, Nevada has gained 8,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Nevada reached a maximum of 1,256,669 in February 2008. 105,631 jobs have been lost in Nevada since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 1,135,876, Nevada has added 15,162 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nevada Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,116,800	-9,800	1,151,038	4,341
November 2011	1,126,600	4,800	1,146,697	5,972
October 2011	1,121,800	200	1,140,725	2,592
September 2011	1,121,600	4,300	1,138,133	205
August 2011	1,117,300	1,300	1,137,928	-2,573
July 2011	1,116,000	700	1,140,501	-6,048
June 2011	1,115,300	-1,700	1,146,549	-6,229
May 2011	1,117,000	-3,500	1,152,778	2,322
April 2011	1,120,500	1,700	1,150,456	6,378
March 2011	1,118,800	8,100	1,144,078	7,292
February 2011	1,110,700	-4,000	1,136,786	910
January 2011	1,114,700	2,000	1,135,876	-480
December 2010	1,112,700	2,700	1,136,356	-1,585