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Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Job Growth

There were 965,400 jobs in Las Vegas, Nevada in August 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,028,834 employed persons for the month. Las Vegas added 7,000 jobs in August 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,357 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Las Vegas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey August 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 965,400 +7,000 +78,700
CPS 1,028,834 +2,357 +95,392

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Las Vegas, Nevada Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Las Vegas as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Las Vegas, Nevada

CES employment for Las Vegas peaked in February 2020 at 1,054,400. Since then 89,000 jobs have been lost in Las Vegas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 773,500 in May 2020, Las Vegas has gained 191,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,137,142 for Las Vegas in February 2020. 108,308 jobs have been lost in Las Vegas since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 737,774, Las Vegas has added 291,060 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2021

Las Vegas, Nevada Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2021 965,400 7,000 1,028,834 2,357
July 2021 958,400 10,000 1,026,477 1,740
June 2021 948,400 6,300 1,024,737 3,906
May 2021 942,100 14,800 1,020,831 5,330
April 2021 927,300 8,800 1,015,501 4,283
March 2021 918,500 6,800 1,011,218 5,322
February 2021 911,700 4,700 1,005,896 6,379
January 2021 907,000 1,300 999,517 7,183
December 2020 905,700 3,500 992,334 7,286
November 2020 902,200 3,800 985,048 10,753
October 2020 898,400 3,400 974,295 16,741
September 2020 895,000 8,300 957,554 24,112

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