Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Las Vegas rose 3.1 percentage points in March 2020 to 6.8%. 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 7.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 3.1 percentage points. You can also compare Las Vegas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Nevada	6.9%	+3.3	+2.8
Las Vegas	6.8%	+3.1	+2.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April 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 137,872. There are now 59,560 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 41,851 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 36,461. Las Vegas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Las Vegas, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Las Vegas	78,312	+35,765	+30,633

Number of Unemployed Persons

Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployment Rate	Las Vegas Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	28.2%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	6.9%	6.8%	78,312
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
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	45,396
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.1%	46,183
June 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.1%	46,725
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.2%	47,086