| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Nevada | 12.6% | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| Las Vegas | 12.4% | -0.4 | -3.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Las Vegas, Nevada, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Las Vegas peaked in May 2010 at 148,786. There are now 31,467 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Las Vegas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Las Vegas, Nevada) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 117,319 | -4,023 | -31,235 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Las Vegas Unemployment Rate |
Las Vegas Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
| December 2011 |
8.5% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 117,319 |
| November 2011 |
8.7% | 13.0% | 12.8% | 121,342 |
| October 2011 |
8.9% | 13.4% | 13.3% | 125,401 |
| September 2011 |
9.0% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 127,025 |
| August 2011 |
9.1% | 13.4% | 13.6% | 128,162 |
| July 2011 |
9.1% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 125,772 |
| June 2011 |
9.1% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 122,420 |
| May 2011 |
9.0% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 120,824 |
| April 2011 |
9.0% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 124,458 |
| March 2011 |
8.9% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 130,312 |
| February 2011 |
9.0% | 13.6% | 14.2% | 134,755 |
| January 2011 |
9.1% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 141,404 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩