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Carson City, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2010 to 13.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate for Carson City in July 2010 is at a new high.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Nevada 14.3% +0.1 +2.0
Carson City 13.2% -0.1 +1.8
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Carson City, Nevada, National

Carson City, Nevada monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Carson City, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Carson City peaked in January 2010 at 3,988. There are now 180 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,803 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Carson City 3,808 -40 +399

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Nevada
Unemployment Rate
Carson City
Unemployment Rate
Carson City
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 14.3% 13.2% 3,808
June
2010
9.5% 14.2% 13.3% 3,848
May
2010
9.7% 14.0% 13.2% 3,803
April
2010
9.9% 13.7% 13.5% 3,927
March
2010
9.7% 13.4% 13.4% 3,872
February
2010
9.7% 13.2% 13.7% 3,963
January
2010
9.7% 13.0% 13.8% 3,988
December
2009
10.0% 13.0% 12.8% 3,703
November
2009
10.0% 12.9% 11.6% 3,383
October
2009
10.1% 12.9% 11.8% 3,466
September
2009
9.8% 12.7% 12.3% 3,645
August
2009
9.7% 12.6% 11.6% 3,463

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.