Officials: Nevada nearing pre-pandemic employment

Nevada continued its financial restoration into March with one other month of job progress.

The state added 5,400 jobs over the month to deliver Nevada’s whole variety of jobs to 1,440,400, state officers introduced Thursday. The unemployment fee additionally dipped a tick from 5.1 p.c in February to five p.c in March, down 4.2 proportion factors from March final 12 months.

Gov. Steve Sisolak in a press release stated he was happy to see Nevada companies rising and staff discovering new jobs and alternatives.

“We’re dedicated to doing all we will to attach Nevadans to job alternatives and construct a stronger and extra numerous financial basis to create an economic system that works for Nevada’s households,” Sisolak stated.

Statewide employment is now inside 10,000 jobs of its pre-pandemic peak, and the personal sector is simply 2,600 jobs shy of that degree, in keeping with David Schmidt, chief economist for the Nevada Division of Employment, Coaching and Rehabilitation.

”Las Vegas noticed the quickest job progress within the state over the 12 months, and Reno set a brand new all-time excessive for employment,” Schmidt stated. “The labor market is tight, wages are rising, and as Nevada’s employment restoration continues these circumstances are prone to proceed as properly.”

Nevada’s economic system tanked after the pandemic prompted a statewide shutdown that closely affected its financial engines, hospitality, gaming and tourism. The state unemployment fee has ranked at or close to the highest amongst all 50 states all through a lot of the pandemic.

The executive and waste companies business paced job sectors in job progress final month by including 4,200 jobs. Leisure and hospitality stays essentially the most impacted state business at 89.9 p.c restoration of its pre-pandemic excessive, the state employment division stated.

Claims for unemployment advantages are at “multi-decade lows,” Schmidt stated.

Las Vegas added 1,300 jobs from February to March and has elevated employment by 116,600 jobs since final March. Reno additionally added 1,300 jobs in that point and has added 10,700 jobs since March 2021. Carson Metropolis misplaced 100 jobs since February however has added 1,100 jobs since final March.

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