Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas peaked in October 2010 at 14.0% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Nevada	4.1%	0.0	-0.4
Las Vegas	4.3%	0.0	-0.4

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

Unemployment Rate: Las Vegas, Nevada, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Las Vegas peaked in November 2010 at 137,862. There are now 89,617 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 46,066 in May 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,179. Las Vegas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Las Vegas, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	48,245	-383	-3,407

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%	48,245
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%	48,628
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%	47,913
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.2%	46,980
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.1%	46,066
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.2%	46,409
March 2019	3.8%	4.2%	4.3%	48,052
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	4.5%	49,992
January 2019	4.0%	4.4%	4.6%	51,068
December 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.6%	51,481
November 2018	3.7%	4.4%	4.6%	51,439