Reno, Nevada Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2022 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in April 2020 at 18.3% and is now 15.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.2 | -2.4 |
Nevada | 5.0% | -0.1 | -4.2 |
Reno | 2.6% | -0.1 | -2.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Reno, Nevada, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Reno, Nevada Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Reno peaked in April 2020 at 42,024. There are now 35,555 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Reno | 6,469 | -434 | -7,183 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Reno, Nevada Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Nevada Unemployment Rate |
Reno Unemployment Rate |
Reno Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 6,469 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 6,903 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 7,460 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 8,169 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 8,085 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 8,206 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 8,919 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.0% | 3.9% | 9,848 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 10,824 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.2% | 4.6% | 11,701 |
May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.8% | 4.8% | 12,409 |
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. ↩