Carson City, Nevada Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2021 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.0 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in April 2020 at 20.8% and is now 16.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| Nevada | 7.8% | -0.2 | -16.7 |
| Carson City | 4.8% | +0.1 | -10.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Carson City, Nevada, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Carson City, Nevada Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Carson City peaked in April 2020 at 5,210. There are now 3,903 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,170 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 137. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 1,307 | +47 | -2,361 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.8% | 4.8% | 1,307 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 8.0% | 4.7% | 1,260 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.1% | 4.4% | 1,199 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 1,183 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 8.5% | 4.4% | 1,170 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 4.5% | 1,192 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 1,294 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 12.0% | 6.9% | 1,841 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 13.0% | 7.5% | 1,979 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 14.5% | 8.4% | 2,177 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 16.6% | 9.7% | 2,482 |
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. ↩
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