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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2022 data as April 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 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. ↩

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