Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 2.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 11.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas peaked in April 2020 at 34.2% and is now 22.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Nevada | 10.1% | -1.8 | +6.4 |
Las Vegas | 11.6% | -2.3 | +7.9 |
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 April 2020 at 358,476. There are now 229,914 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 | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Las Vegas | 128,562 | -27,878 | +85,956 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Las Vegas Unemployment Rate |
Las Vegas Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 128,562 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 156,440 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 164,600 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 169,878 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 179,225 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 194,552 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 25.3% | 29.1% | 294,123 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 30.1% | 34.2% | 358,476 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 80,729 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 42,547 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 42,928 |
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. ↩