Carson City, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in November 2010 at 13.7% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in April 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Nevada	4.1%	0.0	-0.3
Carson City	4.1%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 December 2010 at 3,675. There are now 2,564 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,018 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 93. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carson City	1,111	-6	-76

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.1%	1,111
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.2%	1,117
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	4.2%	1,113
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	4.1%	1,085
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%	1,051
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	1,019
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	1,018
March 2019	3.8%	4.2%	4.1%	1,062
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	4.3%	1,112
January 2019	4.0%	4.4%	4.4%	1,147
December 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.6%	1,187