Reno, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in December 2010 at 13.2% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Reno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	+0.2	-0.2
Nevada	4.4%	0.0	-0.5
Reno	3.6%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2018 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Reno, Nevada, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Reno, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Reno peaked in December 2010 at 29,437. There are now 20,157 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,579 in June 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 701. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reno	9,280	+134	-191

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reno, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployed
January 2019	4.0%	—	—	—
December 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.6%	9,280
November 2018	3.7%	4.4%	3.5%	9,146
October 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.6%	9,055
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	3.7%	9,212
August 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.9%	9,704
July 2018	3.9%	4.6%	3.6%	8,957
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	3.4%	8,579
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	3.5%	8,732
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	3.9%	9,623
March 2018	4.0%	4.9%	3.9%	9,715
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	9,446