Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Job Growth

There were 993,900 jobs in Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,034,728 employed persons for the month. Las Vegas added 2,600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,820 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Las Vegas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	993,900	+2,600	+26,300
CPS	1,034,728	+4,820	+32,304

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 993,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,035,007 for Las Vegas in December 2017. 279 jobs have been lost in Las Vegas since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 1,029,908, Las Vegas has added 4,820 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Las Vegas, Nevada Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	993,900	2,600	1,034,728	4,820
January 2018	991,300	3,400	1,029,908	-5,099
December 2017	987,900	2,800	1,035,007	5,800
November 2017	985,100	-1,000	1,029,207	6,515
October 2017	986,100	2,900	1,022,692	2,774
September 2017	983,200	4,000	1,019,918	4,655
August 2017	979,200	900	1,015,263	3,093
July 2017	978,300	2,700	1,012,170	3,600
June 2017	975,600	2,300	1,008,570	1,473
May 2017	973,300	5,400	1,007,097	1,639
April 2017	967,900	-6,000	1,005,458	3,418
March 2017	973,900	6,300	1,002,040	-384