Carson City saw an increase of 200 jobs since March 2025, which amounts to an increase of 800 jobs or 2.5 percent since April 2024, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s April economic report.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment figures, which are seasonally adjusted, saw Reno employment have an increase of 800 jobs or 0.3 percent since March, or an overall increase of 4,800 jobs, a 1.7 percent increase since April 2024.
Las Vegas employment increased by 2,700 jobs or 0.2 percent, since March, an increase of 200 jobs since April 2024.
Nevada’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points and now sits at 5.6 percent and the labor force grew by 4,041. The total number of non-farm jobs in Nevada was 1,580,600, an increase of 0.7 percent over the past year and an increase of 5,100 jobs since March 2025.
“This month’s report again shows a slight improvement from last month. Nevada added 5,100 jobs over the month, and the annual growth in employment accelerated slightly to 0.7 percent,” said David Schmidt, DETR’s Chief Economist. “The unemployment rate fell again, from 5.7 to 5.6 percent. The state’s labor force participation rate rose to 62.9 percent, a level slightly higher than the national average, and hourly wage gains accelerated, rising by 6.2 percent. While these improvements are not large, they continue to point to improving labor market conditions in April.”
See the full report in the PDF below.
To see additional labor market data view the department’s employment and unemployment dashboards located at nevadaworkforce.com.
