Reno, Nevada Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reno fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Nevada rate. The unemployment rate in Reno peaked in December 2010 at 13.2% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Nevada	4.8%	-0.1	-0.3
Reno	3.5%	-0.4	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June 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 20,745 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reno, Nevada) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reno	8,692	-931	-1,600

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reno, Nevada Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nevada Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployment Rate	Reno Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.8%	3.5%	8,692
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	3.9%	9,623
March 2018	4.1%	4.9%	3.9%	9,715
February 2018	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	9,446
January 2018	4.1%	4.9%	3.8%	9,456
December 2017	4.1%	4.9%	3.9%	9,471
November 2017	4.1%	4.9%	3.9%	9,654
October 2017	4.1%	4.9%	4.0%	9,804
September 2017	4.2%	4.9%	4.1%	9,914
August 2017	4.4%	4.9%	4.1%	10,018
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	4.2%	10,076