Carson City, Nevada Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Carson City fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2023 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Carson City peaked in April 2020 at 21.1% and is now 16.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.7 percentage points. You can also compare Carson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.9% | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| Nevada | 5.4% | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Carson City | 4.9% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
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 5,171. There are now 3,882 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 786 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 503. Carson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Carson City, Nevada) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 1,289 | +5 | +167 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Carson City, Nevada Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployment Rate |
Carson City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 1,289 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 1,284 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 1,272 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 1,237 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 1,209 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 1,178 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 1,154 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1,142 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1,121 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1,107 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1,111 |
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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