Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2018 to 4.6%. 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 September 2010 at 14.0% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	+0.2	-0.2
Nevada	4.4%	0.0	-0.5
Las Vegas	4.6%	+0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2018 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 138,170. There are now 86,721 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 49,869 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,580. Las Vegas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Las Vegas, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	51,449	+951	-3,530

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
January 2019	4.0%	—	—	—
December 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.6%	51,449
November 2018	3.7%	4.4%	4.5%	50,498
October 2018	3.8%	4.4%	4.5%	50,826
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.7%	52,111
August 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.8%	52,893
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.5%	49,869
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	4.6%	50,030
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	4.7%	51,533
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	5.1%	56,319
March 2018	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	56,956
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	56,724