Reno-Sparks, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno fell 0.6 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in May 2010 at 14.3% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reno 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
Reno	11.8%	-0.6	-2.2

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: Reno, Nevada, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Reno, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Reno peaked in June 2010 at 32,105. There are now 6,802 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reno	25,303	-1,129	-5,561

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reno, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	12.6%	11.8%	25,303
November 2011	8.7%	13.0%	12.4%	26,432
October 2011	8.9%	13.4%	12.8%	27,436
September 2011	9.0%	13.4%	12.9%	27,547
August 2011	9.1%	13.4%	12.9%	27,631
July 2011	9.1%	12.9%	12.6%	26,981
June 2011	9.1%	12.4%	12.2%	26,242
May 2011	9.0%	12.1%	11.9%	25,652
April 2011	9.0%	12.5%	12.1%	26,244
March 2011	8.9%	13.2%	12.6%	27,432
February 2011	9.0%	13.6%	12.8%	27,957
January 2011	9.1%	14.2%	13.3%	29,176