Reno, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in December 2010 at 13.2% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reno 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
Reno	3.3%	-0.1	-0.5

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: 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 20,868 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reno	8,569	-327	-877

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reno, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.3%	3.3%	8,569
January 2019	4.0%	4.4%	3.4%	8,896
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%	4.5%	3.6%	8,957
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	3.4%	8,579
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	3.5%	8,732
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	3.9%	9,623