Carson City, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in November 2010 at 13.7% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Nevada	4.0%	-0.2	-0.6
Carson City	3.9%	-0.2	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 2,664 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Carson City	1,011	-51	-235

Number of Unemployed Persons

Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployment Rate	Carson City Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	1,011
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
November 2018	3.7%	4.4%	4.6%	1,186
October 2018	3.8%	4.4%	4.6%	1,187
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.6%	1,195
August 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.7%	1,204
July 2018	3.9%	4.5%	4.7%	1,218
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.8%	1,232