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Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 1.4 percentage points in July 2020 to 16.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas peaked in April 2020 at 34.2% and is now 17.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate July 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 10.2% -0.9 +6.5
Nevada 14.2% -1.0 +10.3
Las Vegas 16.3% -1.4 +12.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Las Vegas, Nevada, National

Las Vegas, Nevada monthly unemployment rate chart

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 181,024 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 July 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Las Vegas 177,452 -17,100 +131,269

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Nevada
Unemployment Rate		 Las Vegas
Unemployment Rate		 Las Vegas
Unemployed
August
2020		 8.4% 13.2% — —
July
2020		 10.2% 14.2% 16.3% 177,452
June
2020		 11.1% 15.2% 17.7% 194,552
May
2020		 13.3% 25.3% 29.1% 294,123
April
2020		 14.7% 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		 3.6% 3.6% 3.8% 42,928
December
2019		 3.5% 3.7% 3.7% 41,851
November
2019		 3.5% 3.7% 3.7% 42,606
October
2019		 3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 43,496
September
2019		 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 44,451

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. ↩

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