August unemployment rate dips slightly in Las Vegas while Reno and Carson City remain steady
September 21, 2021
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Rosa Mendez
detrmedia@detr.nv.gov
PRESS RELEASE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BUREAU STEVE SISOLAK Governor
ELISA CAFFERATA Director DAVID SCHMIDT
Chief Economist SUB-STATE PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release September 21, 2021 August unemployment rate dips slightly in Las Vegas while Reno and Carson City remain steady
According to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s (DETR) August 2021 economic report, Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in August 2021 which decreased by 1.1 percent from July 2021. Seasonally adjusted estimates account for regularly seen economic patterns, with the following estimates not seasonally adjusted.
In the three Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), the unemployment rates were 8.2 percent in the Las Vegas area, 4.2 percent in Reno, and 4.6 percent in the Carson area in August 2021.
In Nevada’s counties the lowest unemployment rate was in Eureka County at 3.2 percent, and Clark County had the highest rate at 8.2 percent. For a look at unemployment rates in your county visit our Area Profiles Page.
For the latest information on the Nevada economy including employment, unemployment, and unemployment insurance check out our monthly Labor Market Overview, or for the latest on your area take a look at our agency’s monthly Local Area Labor Market Overview.
Additional information on unemployment estimates along with a complete breakout of unemployment in counties, cities, and other areas in Nevada can be found by visiting our Local Area Unemployment Statistics page. Additionally, employment estimates by industry can be found at our department’s Current Employment Statistics page.
Rosa Mendez
detrmedia@detr.nv.gov
PRESS RELEASE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BUREAU STEVE SISOLAK Governor
ELISA CAFFERATA Director DAVID SCHMIDT
Chief Economist SUB-STATE PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release September 21, 2021 August unemployment rate dips slightly in Las Vegas while Reno and Carson City remain steady
According to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s (DETR) August 2021 economic report, Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in August 2021 which decreased by 1.1 percent from July 2021. Seasonally adjusted estimates account for regularly seen economic patterns, with the following estimates not seasonally adjusted.
In the three Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), the unemployment rates were 8.2 percent in the Las Vegas area, 4.2 percent in Reno, and 4.6 percent in the Carson area in August 2021.
In Nevada’s counties the lowest unemployment rate was in Eureka County at 3.2 percent, and Clark County had the highest rate at 8.2 percent. For a look at unemployment rates in your county visit our Area Profiles Page.
For the latest information on the Nevada economy including employment, unemployment, and unemployment insurance check out our monthly Labor Market Overview, or for the latest on your area take a look at our agency’s monthly Local Area Labor Market Overview.
Additional information on unemployment estimates along with a complete breakout of unemployment in counties, cities, and other areas in Nevada can be found by visiting our Local Area Unemployment Statistics page. Additionally, employment estimates by industry can be found at our department’s Current Employment Statistics page.
