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Reno, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno fell 0.3 percentage points in November 2021 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.1 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in April 2020 at 19.8% and is now 16.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 4.2% -0.4 -2.5
Nevada 6.8% -0.4 -1.9
Reno 3.7% -0.3 -1.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2021 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Reno, Nevada, National

Reno, Nevada monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Reno, Nevada Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Reno peaked in April 2020 at 47,963. There are now 38,131 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Reno 9,832 -586 -2,460

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reno, Nevada Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Nevada
Unemployment Rate		 Reno
Unemployment Rate		 Reno
Unemployed
December
2021		 3.9% — — —
November
2021		 4.2% 6.8% 3.7% 9,832
October
2021		 4.6% 7.2% 4.0% 10,418
September
2021		 4.7% 7.5% 4.1% 10,881
August
2021		 5.2% 7.7% 4.8% 12,769
July
2021		 5.4% 7.7% 4.9% 13,140
June
2021		 5.9% 7.8% 4.8% 13,141
May
2021		 5.8% 7.8% 4.8% 13,239
April
2021		 6.0% 8.0% 4.9% 13,440
March
2021		 6.0% 8.1% 4.4% 11,935
February
2021		 6.2% 8.4% 4.4% 11,986
January
2021		 6.4% 8.5% 4.5% 12,085

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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