Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2018 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas peaked in September 2010 at 14.0% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Nevada	4.8%	-0.1	-0.3
Las Vegas	4.7%	-0.4	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June 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 138,170. There are now 86,802 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Las Vegas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Las Vegas, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	51,368	-4,951	-6,037

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	4.7%	51,368
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	5.1%	56,319
March 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	56,956
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	56,724
January 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	55,975
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.1%	54,979
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.1%	54,842
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	5.1%	54,841
September 2017	4.2%	4.9%	5.1%	55,201
August 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.2%	55,565
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.2%	56,155