Carson City jobless rate falls to 5 percent in April
April job growth happened in all three of Nevada's metro areas with Carson City having its largest over-the-year decline of 1.5 percentage points bringing unemployment for the month to 5 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
The unemployment rate in Reno/ Sparks, stands at 3.9 percent in April, and is below 4 percent for the first time since 2006. This is a decline of 0.3 percentage point from March and 1.4 percentage points from the same time last year.
In Las Vegas, the jobless rate remained at 4.8 percent and is down 1.2 percentage points from April 2016.
“All three metro areas followed the statewide trend with each unemployment rate experiencing a decline,” said Bill Anderson, chief economist for Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. “Additionally, all 17 counties are faring well with declining unemployment rates. Overall, the Silver State continues to show steady improvement in the labor market, with job growth on the rise.”
In Carson City, 500 jobs were added over the year, a growth of 1.7 percent, including the addition of 300 service providing jobs, according to the report. March 2017 unemployment in Carson City was 5.2 percent.