Carson City, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 12.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in April 2010 at 14.2% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 11.8% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Nevada	12.6%	-0.4	-2.3
Carson City	12.1%	-0.4	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Carson City, Nevada, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Carson City, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Carson City peaked in April 2010 at 4,075. There are now 774 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,260 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 41. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carson City	3,301	-120	-652

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	12.6%	12.1%	3,301
November 2011	8.7%	13.0%	12.5%	3,421
October 2011	8.9%	13.4%	12.8%	3,512
September 2011	9.0%	13.4%	12.8%	3,514
August 2011	9.1%	13.4%	12.7%	3,524
July 2011	9.1%	12.9%	12.4%	3,432
June 2011	9.1%	12.4%	12.0%	3,330
May 2011	9.0%	12.1%	11.8%	3,260
April 2011	9.0%	12.5%	12.1%	3,340
March 2011	8.9%	13.2%	12.6%	3,508
February 2011	9.0%	13.6%	12.8%	3,583
January 2011	9.1%	14.2%	13.3%	3,731