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Friday, March 15, 2013 | 8:02 a.m.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent in January, and the state no longer has the highest rate in the nation. That’s down from 9.8 percent in December and lower than the rate in Rhode Island, officials said.
The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported today that unemployment has been declining for 18 months. There were an estimated 132,600 people out of work in January.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said some of the industries that were hardest hit by the recession, such as construction and manufacturing, appeared to have stabilized and are on the path to improvement.
In Clark County, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 10 percent in December to 10.2 percent in January.
Bill Anderson, chief economist for the department, said that “the state’s economy continued to produce new jobs at a decent pace, adding a seasonally adjusted 6,600 jobs over the month.”
Statewide, there were 1,237,600 persons employed in January, about 1,000 more than in January 2012.
Manufacturing had 39,000 workers, up by 600 from the same month in 2012. Trade, transportation and utilities grew by 7,800 workers to 222,800 over the previous year. Casino hotels and gaming reported 212,100 employed, an increase of 4,000 workers from January 2012.
In the Las Vegas area, construction employment was at 26,700, an increase of 2,000 from January 2012. Trade, transportation and trade had 156,900 on the job, up 4,700 from a year ago, and casinos and hotels employed 175,900 people, up 1,700 from January 2012.
The jobless rate in Washoe County declined to 10.8 percent, compared to 12.5 percent a year ago. Carson City’s rate fell to 11.2 percent from the 13 percent posted in January 2012.
what a bunc of hooey tis is !!!! does this report include the high number of nevadans whose benefits have run out and thy have quit filling out hundreds of applications for part time work and on-call status ? what about all the people who have given up going to job fairs that have truck driving schools and call center jobs only t the job fairs . just another cheerleading story by the las vegas sun just like the rj does .does harry reid tell you guys do write this crap !!!!!
This is good news, however they could have included the fact that land and home values in Nevada and across America have begun to rise dramatically also.
The rate would be a lot lower in Las Vegas if some of the population was employable. You can't throw a stone in this town without hitting someone with a misdemeanor or felony record. These idiots are all failing background checks for employment because they didn't understand the concept that an arrest record follows you like a tail on a dog. MGM recently took a lone hire for a position because the other 18 applicants failed the background check.
Slow but steady progress locally and nationally..
Lets do this again. The un-employment rate is around 15% when you take into account those that are no longer being counted. Why is it the news sources keep spouting out this crap when we all know its not true. Of course some may believe it as seen above.