Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Las Vegas peaked in September 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Nevada	4.3%	-0.1	-0.5
Las Vegas	4.2%	-0.3	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 91,319 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	46,851	-3,408	-9,873

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	4.2%	46,851
January 2019	4.0%	4.4%	4.5%	50,259
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%	4.5%	4.5%	49,869
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.6%	50,030
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	4.7%	51,533
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.1%	56,319