Carson City, Nevada Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in April 2020 at 19.0% and is now 14.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.4 percentage points. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Nevada | 5.5% | 0.0 | +0.1 |
Carson City | 4.1% | 0.0 | +0.8 |
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 4,515. There are now 3,450 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 690 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 375. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Carson City | 1,065 | +13 | +234 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1,065 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1,052 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1,047 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 1,011 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 957 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 920 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 849 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 794 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 728 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 690 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 694 |
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. ↩