Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2019 to 4.0%. 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 10.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	0.0	-0.4
Nevada	3.8%	-0.2	-0.6
Las Vegas	4.0%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2019 data as January 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 92,689 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	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	45,173	-1,713	-6,308

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
January 2020	3.6%	—	—	—
December 2019	3.5%	3.8%	4.0%	45,173
November 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.1%	46,886
October 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.2%	48,029
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%	48,253
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