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The unemployment rate in Carson City and Reno areas saw slight increases in November, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 6.5 percent in November, the lowest it has been since June 2008, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada’s unemployment rate hit its lowest point in seven years in October.The raw unadjusted jobless rate was 6.2 percent with just 88,900 Nevadans listed as needing a job.That is eight-tenths lower t ...

Carson City Harley Davidson was closed last week with employees not receiving their paychecks Friday and told they could file for unemployment insurance, Carson Now has learned. When contacted Monday, the owner of the motorcycle facility on Research Way said the business will open Tuesday and that all the employees will be paid.

Multiple phone calls to the Carson City Harley-Davidson facility went unanswered this weekend. A sign in the window said: “Due to a system-wide outage we are currently closed. We will be extending the contest an additional week. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

The Salvation Army serving Carson City and Douglas County is seeking gifts for boys and girls ages 13 to 17 during their annual holiday toy drive.

Even with 82 locations around Carson City and Douglas County, including 27 of the Salvation Army’s ubiquitous red-kettle bell-ringers, Lt. Mark Cyr of the Salvation Army said teenagers are the most often overlooked population during holiday gift giving.

Unemployment claims in Nevada continued a stable trend, with claims down 10.3 percent statewide in October, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said Tuesday.

In October, 11,620 initial claims for unemployment insurance were filed in Nevada, continuing the stable trend seen over the last several months.

With contributions running in short supply, the Salvation Army in Carson City hopes to generate donor momentum going into the holidays with a community Kettle Kick off event this Friday, featuring an open house, and in the evening, a RSVP fundraising dinner.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation will hold a business lunch, discussion and orientation in Reno this month to officially launch Platform to Employment, a nationally recognized program addressing the specific needs of long-term unemployed workers.

Jonathan Shoff knows the value of a good job and a good education. Raised in Southern California primarily by his two grandfathers, one retired Navy and the other a pastor, Shoff moved to Carson City in 2000 to live with his uncle, and get back on the right track. Early brushes with the law for being, as he said, “young and dumb,” didn’t deter him from seeking a better life.

Nevada’s overall unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent in September, a seven-tenths drop over 2014 and two-tenths down from August.Carson City’s rate, however, remained higher, matching the Las Vegas reporting are ...

The Carson City rate fell to 6.8 percent in September. The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September registered at 6.7 percent.

Carson City unemployment fell to 6.8 percent in September, according to figures released Tuesday by Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. In August, unemployment in Carson City was 7.1 percent. The month's figures count for an additional 200 jobs over-the-year, officials note.

The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September registered at 6.7 percent.

The freedom of individuals to take a job, quit a job, start a business, or close a business at will is an essential part of America. When Thomas Jefferson wrote that we have a God-given right to "the pursuit of happiness," this is a big part of what he meant. Unlike the European legacy of being chained to the family occupation, Americans are free to decide how and what work we do for a living, plus when and where.

The Employment Security Division has completed the upgrade of its unemployment insurance computer system.The new system is web-based and not only improves access for employers but for recipients of unemployment checks...

Nevada’s metropolitan areas all saw a decrease in their unemployment rates in August, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. The Carson City unemployment rate registered at 7.1 percent. In July it was 7.2 percent, while the Reno/Sparks area fell to 6.1 percent. The Las Vegas rate dropped to 7 percent.

Nevada’s unemployment rate remained at a seasonally adjusted 6.8 percent in August, but is down relative to a year, and the lowest since July 2008, according to figures released Friday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada unemployment finished the month of July a full percentage point lower than it was a year ago at 6.9 percent in raw totals.The Las Vegas and Reno reporting areas also saw a full percent decrease endin...

Nevada unemployment finished the month of July a full percentage point lower than it was a year ago at 6.9 percent in raw totals.The Las Vegas and Reno reporting areas also saw a full percent decrease ending the month...

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell slightly to a seasonally adjusted 6.8 percent in July, the lowest since July 2008 and the 53rd consecutive month of year-over-year declines in the rate, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada’s unemployment rate for June was 6.9 percent, up a bit from the 6.6 percent recorded in May.The rate increased in not only Las Vegas but Reno-Sparks and Carson City by about three tenths in each jurisdiction.Bu...

Nevada’s unemployment rate for June was 6.9 percent, up a bit from the 6.6 percent recorded in May.The rate increased in not only Las Vegas but Reno-Sparks and Carson City by about three tenths in each jurisdiction.Bu...

The unemployment rate for the Carson City area rate rose to 7.3 percent in June, but declined 1.1 percentage points from 2014, according to figures released Tuesday from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada’s unemployment trust fund, decimated by the recession, has climbed back to $341.3 million as of this week, Employment Security Administrator Renee Olson told the Employment Security Council on Tuesday.But Olson...

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in June, down from 7 percent in May and 7.8 percent a year ago, making it the first time in seven years that the state’s unemployment rate has been below 7 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

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The unemployment rate in Carson City had its largest year-over-year decline of 1.4 percentage points, registering at 6.9 percent in May, according to figures released Tuesday by Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

As reported last week, the statewide unemployment rate fell to 7 percent. The unemployment rate in the metro areas declined in May just as the statewide rate saw a decrease. The Reno and Sparks area is down to 6.1 percent, while the Las Vegas area rate fell to 6.6 percent.

The unemployment rate in Carson City had its largest year-over-year decline of 1.4 percentage points, registering at 6.9 percent in May, according to figures released Tuesday by Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

As reported last week, the statewide unemployment rate fell to 7 percent. The unemployment rate in the metro areas declined in May just as the statewide rate saw a decrease. The Reno Sparks area is down to 6.1 percent, while the Las Vegas area rate fell to 6.6 percent.

Initial unemployment insurance claims filed in Nevada during the month of may amounted to 10,963, a 12.5 percent decrease compared to a year ago, according to figures released Thursday from Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 7 percent in May, down from 7.1 percent in April and down from 7.9 percent a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Nevada businesses added more jobs in April than in any month over the past 10 years.Economist Bill Anderson of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the state saw an increase of 12,800 jobs ov...