Posted 1/24/2024, 12:14:33 AM
Nevada Unemployment Sticks at 5.4% With Las Vegas Metro Worst in State
- Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. at 5.4% as of December
- The Las Vegas metro area unemployment rate worsened from 5.1% in November to 5.3% in December
- North Las Vegas has the worst city unemployment rate in Nevada at 6.2%
- Nevada's unemployment rate has only dropped 0.1 percentage points since December 2022 despite economic boosts
- Some late 2023 economic fuel like new resorts and the F1 race could add job momentum along with the 2023 Super Bowl