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Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas rose 0.4 percentage points in June 2010 to 14.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate for Las Vegas in June 2010 is at a new high.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
Nevada 14.2% +0.2 +2.3
Las Vegas 14.5% +0.4 +2.1
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: Las Vegas, Nevada, National

Las Vegas, Nevada monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Las Vegas in June 2010 is at a new high of 141,456. Las Vegas employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Las Vegas 141,456 +3,488 +18,983

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Nevada
Unemployment Rate
Las Vegas
Unemployment Rate
Las Vegas
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 14.2% 14.5% 141,456
May
2010
9.7% 14.0% 14.1% 137,968
April
2010
9.9% 13.7% 14.2% 139,989
March
2010
9.7% 13.4% 13.8% 135,831
February
2010
9.7% 13.2% 13.9% 137,371
January
2010
9.7% 13.0% 13.8% 135,586
December
2009
10.0% 13.0% 13.0% 127,471
November
2009
10.0% 12.9% 12.5% 122,316
October
2009
10.1% 12.9% 13.1% 128,868
September
2009
9.8% 12.7% 13.5% 133,435
August
2009
9.7% 12.6% 13.0% 127,505
July
2009
9.4% 12.3% 13.0% 127,746
June
2009
9.5% 11.9% 12.4% 122,473

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.