Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 4.2%. 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 9.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Nevada	4.0%	-0.2	-0.6
Las Vegas	4.2%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 91,524 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	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	46,338	-1,714	-7,130

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.2%	46,338
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
October 2018	3.8%	4.4%	4.6%	51,452
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.7%	51,652
August 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.7%	51,933
July 2018	3.9%	4.5%	4.7%	52,273
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.8%	52,643