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Friday, March 26, 2010 | 6:49 a.m.
CARSON CITY – Unemployment in the Las Vegas area in February increased to 13.9 percent, the 14th consecutive month of double-digit joblessness in Southern Nevada.
But there was a positive sign, with job growth up by 7,400 workers.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported today the state’s jobless rate grew from 13 percent in January to 13.2 percent in February with an estimated 189,000 unemployed.
The national jobless rate was 9.7 percent and California’s unemployment stood at 12.5 percent. Nevada has the nation's second-highest jobless rate, trailing only Michigan.
In the Las Vegas-Paradise area, the unemployment rate of 13.9 percent rose one-tenth of a percent from 13.8 percent in January. There were an estimated 137,500 people out of work, or about 1,600 more than in January.
Bill Anderson, an economist for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said employers in the state added 10,400 jobs in February over January, which was the first increase since October 2009.
He said 3,900 of those jobs came in state government, mostly attributed to spring hiring in the university and community college system. Leisure and hospitality gained 2,700 jobs statewide.
For the second month in a row the casino and hotel business in the Las Vegas area added workers. There were an estimated 152,500 workers in that area, or 1,300 more than in January. This was the highest number since last September, when there were also 152,500 in the industry.
Construction employment in Southern Nevada continued to decline, dropping 400 workers to 51,300 in February. Manufacturing reported 20,200 on the job, 100 less than in January. And utilities, transportation and trade had 140,800 employed in February in the Las Vegas area, a drop of 1,200 from January.
The department reported unemployment in Washoe County inched down from 13.5 percent in January to 13.4 percent in February. Carson City’s jobless rate also fell from 13.8 percent in January to 13.7 in February.
Anderson said Nevada has been hit hardest during the recession. From 2006 to 2009, the unemployment rate jumped by 7.5 percent, the most of any state. And he isn’t forecasting a rosy future.
“A number of national indicators show signs of economic improvement, though the prospects for rapid growth this year remain tenuous at best,” he said.
He said the longer it takes for the national economy to rebound, the longer it will take for Nevada’s leisure and hospitality-dependent economy to recover.
“Consumers are still in no mood to spend,” he said. “Worker are still uncertain about short-term prospects and are unlikely to spend on recreation and entertainment any time soon."
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Who cares that it went up?
They just completed their number one priority...ObamaCare.
They could care less about the economy.
Jobs?????? Jobs?????? Who needs jobs??????
Thank you Reid, Ensign, Titus, Gibbons, for NOTHING!!!!
Bush damage will last years and years
But atleast its warm & people don't have to shovel snow..lol
And the mountains are beautiful.
lmao...i wanted to see how many posts it took before some moron did the "bush blame game".
haha...3. it took 3.
but the first time...the FIRST time unemployment goes down 0.01%...that same guy will be like "look how well obama is doing."
so stupid.
Those union negotiating for their high paid govt workers should take note. They have zero argument not to have paycuts to help out the cities and the county. There are lots of unemployed skilled workers to take their jobs for half the pay.
Obama hates Las Vegas & Nevada. How many times does he have to tell you.
Obama damage will last forever.
Obama is a cancer destroying the soul of our nation.
it doesn't help that reid is to obama what the gestapo was to hitler.
using fear (unemployed men beat their wives) to push through his agenda.
I say this to the libs, The housing market crash is what destroyed the economy AND he did spend to much. If you remember, during most of the Bush years, unemployment was around 5%.
Obama said he had a PLAN during the campaign. What was his plan? Spending even MORE taxpayer money that only provided some new governments jobs.
Dumb. Please - Please Obama supporters, point out 3, 2 even one positive and provable initiative that Obama has accomplished during his presidency.
Do you even know what his philosophy is? Not what the news says it is, but what HE says it is and why he thinks his philosophy will work. Bet you don't.
This is HIS economy as he sold his Plan to America. He has proven to be inept and just hope that you, I and all of us can survive this disaster of a president.
NOT A PEEP IN THIS ARTICLE ABOUT HOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS DOING AT THESE
1.8% TAX RATE, BILLIONS OF DOLLAR PROFITS MINES:
Kinsley Mountain Mine outside of Ely, Nevada - Alta Gold Co
Barrick-Goldstrike outside of Carlin, Nevada - Barrick
JCJV project north of Elko, Nevada - AngloGold
Goldfield mine outside Goldfield, Nevada - American Resource Corp.
Battle Mountain Complex outside of Battle Mountain - Newmont Mining
Sterling Mine outside Beatty - Cathedral Gold US Corp
Coeur Rochester Mine outside of Lovelock - Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.
McCoy-Cove Mine located outside of Battle Mountain - Echo Bay
Robinson Mine outside of Ruth - BHP Copper North America
Florida Canyon Mine outside of Imlay - Florida Canyon Mining, Inc.
Rosebud Mine outside of Winnemucca - Hecla Mining Co.
Pinson, Ruby Hill, and Round Mountain Mines - Homestake
Denton-Rawhide Mine outside of Fallon - Kennecott Minerals Company
Candelaria Mine outside Hawthorne - Kinross Mining Co.
Carlin Trend Mines outside of Carlin and Elko - Newmont
Cortez Joint Venture in Crescent Valley, Bald Mountain Mine between Elko and Ely, Getchell Gold Mine outside of Golconda - Placer Dome U.S. Inc.
Jerritt Canyon Mine north of Elko, Rossi Deposit near Carlin, NV - Meridian Gold
Marigold Mine near Valmy, Daisy Gold Mine outside of Beatty, Dee Gold Mine near Elko - Rayrock Mines, Inc.
Aurora Mine outside of Hawthorne - Real del Monte Mining Corporation
Mt. Hamilton Mine near Ely - Rea Gold Corp.
Hycroft Mine outside of Winnimucca,Mineral Ridge Resources Mine outside of Silver Peak - Vista Gold
READ MORE ABOUT MINING IN NEVADA, OFFICIALLY, FOR YOURSELF HERE:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/mi/08.pdf
stevem....you are a complete hypocrite...you have slammed Obama and his policies consistently here...the fact is, you are intellectually challenged.
if you don't think 8 years of increased spending, tax cuts and a war financed by China by a completely incompetent government isn't contributing to our current issues...
finally, anyone who thinks our current issues are a result of a President in office a little more than a year is, well, intellectually bankrupt...the fact is we WILL be paying for Bush's incompetence for years to come...sorry to burst your republican pride, but you need to expand your mind a little and get out of the R vs. D argument...
oh, and FYI, I am a registered Independent who happens to believe a 2-party system is again, for the mentally challenged.
Independents are democrats that just can't admit it. When Bush took over, we were in a recession from the internet bubble bursting.
The first thing he did was keep his campaign promise and cut taxes for everyone, including lowly me. That spurred investment and growth that lasted for 52 straight months.
Yes - he spent to much on social programs trying to make nice with dems who just kept crappin on him.
After more than a year - NOTHING has been done to help the country as a whole. I mean....are you really serious? Steps could have been taken.
Let me ask you something Mr. Independent, if someone in your house lost their job, would you spend MORE money, or take steps to decrease spending?
The government has never been and will never be the answer to economic growth. WE have the power to improve the economic condition if government will just get out of the way.
fullosin - If you need to rationalize the decision you made when you voted by continuing to blame Bush, that's OK. But then there's reality.
People are well aware that Bush was not fiscally conservative. They were told Obama was all about change yet all we see is more and more reckless spending. Many people who voted for Obama are now seeing they ended up with Barack Hussein Bush.
It's not OK to make the situation worse and then blame the person who did it first. Obama wanted the job so he needs to take responsibility and make sound decisions. He's not doing that and that's what upsets people.
Gems...call it what you want, but in my 42 years on this planet and almost 25 years of voting, I have voted R & D consistently...I just don't understand how you can believe in all or most of all beliefs of a two-party system...It screams lack of intelligence, but call me what you want..
You are also comparing apples and oranges...the internet bubble was not even close to the current recession which BEGAN during Bush's presidency...you simply cannot compare the two...AND BUSH had a huge surplus which he BURNED through, but you didn't really mention that or the ridiculous costs of wars BUSH failed to put in a budget. This is almost criminal..
You say nothing has been done by Obama in his 14+ months in office. Really????? Most economists, yes, even Republicans agree that the stimulus prevented a much greater calamity...Also, the effects of long-term health reform WILL save money and ensure the insurance companies aren't selectively dropping coverages or limiting who is covered. The fact is, if a R had initiated and passed health reform, your tone would be much different...
I actually agree with you that not enough has been done by Obama. The reason unemployment will stay high is because BANKS are not lending to small businesses like they used to. This is a fact and you can run the numbers, but until businesses can get funding, they are not going to hire/expand.
Obama has also not done enough on the real estate front though he may finally be getting it. The banks have reaped all the rewards and continue to provide compensation/bonuses that do not make sense during these times.
So, could he have done more in 15 months? Sure. He could have. But, he is going in the right direction and needs more time to be judged. That being said, you, who subscribe to the R vs. D theory of politics will never be convinced.
larry5...I am very content with the decision I made and certainly won't fully review my vote until his first term is up..
I also disagree with you on the notion that his spending has been "reckless". Can you provide some examples? Because, what is reckless, is having 32 million people uninsured, forced into bankruptcy because healthcare in this country is so focused on the business side...
Finally, let's all agree that there is no prefect President. They all make mistakes, they all change positions, and they all incite strong opinions. But to say after 15 months he hasn't accomplished much or done what he said is disingenuous at best..
Fullosin - Economist that say the the stimulus saved jobs are either talking about government jobs.
Please remember, that almost every time economic numbers are released, the term "unexpected" is used. If these economists (experts) know so much about what "could have been if", then why are they surprised so much?
The proof is in the pudding. We still have nearly 10% unemployment and economists also say it's going to stay that way for years to come, so it is obvious that whatever was done, is not working.
and i guess the clinton / frank position of giving bad loans out to be "fair" to people had nothing...NOTHING to do with this mess?
huh?
liberals never, ever, ever want to own up to that one.
if this is all bush's fault...and nothing can be done about it. even if your "messiah"...obama can do nothing about it...then why did you liberals even elect him?
The Gop and cobservatives have failed Nevada. While sexual predator John Ensign was cheating on his wifer and fsamily, Nevada lost jobs.
All the republicans care about is the rich and wars.
Don't worry, Harry Reid will bail us out with Obama government jobs. We should be down to 6% by next week. They break ground for City Center II on Monday. It's a shovel ready project, you know and with stimulus money, it will be fast tracked and finished within two weeks. In this project, they will employ all 16,000 plus IRS workers that will levy the tax on the improper or lack of a health insurance policy. You two guys are ssoooooo wonderful, how did I ever exist without you?
Good work, Gordon.
Stevem...you are definitely bankrupt as opposed to challenged.
Have a great day all and thanks for the banter.
The jobless rate is going to continue to sneak upwards the rest of the year. The only way it goes down this year is the stream of u-hauls heading to where there are jobs. Actually I don't think you can drive a u-haul to China so we're really screwed. BTW adding government jobs does nothing to the economy other than screwing the future generations with higher taxes. I read somewhere that Finland has a 78% tax....now that's where all the jobs are going.
That can't be right afterall BackDoor Reid said the stimulus created lots of jobs in Nevada. BackDoor Reid wouldn't lie, would he? hahahahahahahaha
Just wait until we really find out what old BackDoor Reid and the democrats have done to us with PORCare (Pelosi Obama Reid health care). The bond market has already started to reflect the disaster that is coming.
some of you guys talk a lot of crap..
the issue started with poor real estate deals
green617
UK effective tax is from 35% to 68% , gas tax is 75%, sales tax is 17.5%
Iceland is unique being a small population country, thus taxes will always be high..
fullosin. OK, here are a few of the examples you requested. These were part of the "stimulus" bill that Obama signed into law.
We have learned that this bill has not "kept the unemployment rate from exceeding 8%". When that prediction failed, Obama defended it by saying that it kept things from getting worse. Blah, Blah, Blah. QUIT SPENDING MONEY. WE ARE BROKE!
Need more examples? Just Google it.
$44 million for repairs at the Agriculture Department headquarters in Washington.
$200 million to rehabilitate the National Mall.
$360 million for new child care centers at military bases.
$1.8 billion to repair National Park Service facilities.
$276 million to update technology at the State Department.
$500 million for the Transportation Security Administration to install bomb detectors at airports.
$600 million for General Services Administration to replace older vehicles with alternative fuel vehicles.
$2.5 billion to upgrade low-income housing.
$400 million for NASA scientists to conduct climate change research.
$426 million to construct facilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
$800 million to clean up Superfund sites.
$150 million for the Coast Guard to repair or remove bridges deemed a hazard to navigation.
$6.7 billion to renovate and improve energy efficiency at federal buildings.
$400 million to replace the Social Security Administration's 30-year-old National Computer Center.
This is what this broken, unsustainable, outdated, scarcity based system produces. The growth they used to arrive at these numbers was all based on fiat money expansion to begin with. There is very little actual PROGRESS happening anywhere. It is a BS construct built to line the pockets of the upper 1%.
If not for Technology, even ten times the inflation of the last decade would not have moved the needle.
We are drowning in resources, man power, ideas, and solutions. The trouble is, a handful of bloodsuckers call the shots. They control the Media and thus the public is not getting the true facts on much of anything.
When you begin to really look into the issues, you will see just how ridiculous it all is. I would recommend one watch the new Michael Moore film "Capitalism a Love Story" for starters. It is very basic but will hopefully inspire you to dig deeper. Mere words cannot convey the depth of the con job you live in, truly. Most things you think are this, are likely the complete opposite. From the Iraq War, to 9-11, to Illegal Immigration, to the the Wall Street Bailouts. What you have been told from day one nothing more than big fat lies.
Ever wonder why Black People in America are the way they are? bitter for the most part? Well much of that comes from being outside the current media box. They see the krap, you don't. They are bitter for some very solid reasons.
Wake-up please. Do that and most of these stupid issues go bye-bye it really is that simple.
I agree with Stephenrblv, the upper 1% of the world use the media to distract everyone from real problems. More people are concerned about American Idol than solving the problems in the USA, let alone the rest of the world. More people would rather watch FOX analysts argue with CNN analysts about "how" to solve the problem rather than do anything. And even the FOX/CNN analysts would rather argue and donate the occasional book sale money more than actually get involved by running for office to make things better. They're getting paid to stir the pot, not make things better. To be percetly honest, I'm working on becoming one of the 1% by investing in stocks and holding them for the long term. Everything is a cycle, and everything we're going through now, we'll go through again. We all know the solution to our problems, our neighbors problems, our country's problems, and the worlds problems. But the couch is a lot safer place to play Monday Morning QB. I'm no better than anyone else, but at least I admit I no longer care enough to do anything to see if things can improve. I just want to work for 20 more years, put cash into my retirement and then get out of this stupid world's way if we haven't blown ourselves up yet.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla blocked the lib bill to give more unemployment to the bums in Vegas who can't and won't ever find a job ...and Harry did the right thing and took his vacation without fixing the fact people will run out of extended unemployment this time. GOOD JOB TOM! Tom for President! Now there's a fiscal conservative with ball I can rally to support! No more benefits. No more handouts. As birdy says, "Boo hew hew, I can't find a job, the word owes me a check". Go cry me a river but do so on your own dime, losers.
And for everyone who wants to blame a Republican or Democrat: Wise up. Politicians are people who want power and money by fooling everyday people to put them into those positions.
It's the Haves vs. the Have-Nots, and the politicians are definitely Haves and if they aren't in the 1%? They're buddy-buddy with the 1% to keep the rest of us in line.
Hey, it's the world we live in. "That's just the way it is, some things will never change..."
To add insult to injury the government announced today that they are revising DOWNWARD the rosy GDP numbers that they posted recently. This is the second time in a row they've put out these numbers and said that the economy is recovering only to later revise them down after they've trumpted the administration's accomplishments.
Real hardworking taxpaying Americans are on to this crap. When we're laying off 400k jobs a week there's no growth in GDP. We have a crisis of corruption in our Congressional incumbency and we need to empty the dirty bathwater and let in some new blood. Socialism brought to you by re-warmed tax and spend liberals is not going to solve the problem.
So let's review because there is a huge lesson afoot.
The Train is about FREIGHT, not moving people. The Desert Express moves NO freight. Maglev would do it in spades. The reason it looks to most to be expensive and wonder why it ends in stupid Victorville, well the mystery is now solved. This is NOT about moving people, never has been. Maglev was and that is the reason it has been killed now for almost 4 decades.
The Desert Express will be built to STOP for decades any notion we can move freight (commerce) in a much more efficient and far less expensive manner.
The fancy models, press conferences, and this Las Vegas Sun article are WINDOW DRESSING<<conjob. This is not about moving forward, it is about stopping progress and protecting the entrenched interests of a handful of already ridiculous rich people. Warren Buffet who owns railroads for one.
I would submit EVEN the Health Care Bill is about this very same tactic (bait and switch basically). I support the Bill because people are dying the situation is that acute. However in the long run the HC Reform will not really do much of anything for most people. It does little to address the fundamental issues behind the problems and solidifies the position of the Insurance and Medical Mafia not to mention the Federal Government.
The vested powers are experts in behavior manipulation. Understand that before you ever attempt to understand any issue. If they claim you benefit, know the opposite is true.
Guess people are taking the advice of a radio guy that says eat beans and rice at home.
Dave Ramsey is promoting nothing but the obvious...WOW pay your debts what a concept! This guy like most entertainers are selected and promoted to fit the Agenda of some special interest. This is why most thinking people watch little TV or listen to mainstream radio garbage.
Dave Ramsey will be gone the minute the agenda of the Elite changes. Right now the agenda is to blame YOU and ME for being bad people. To blame the black single mother for being a leech. To blame those who bought houses with no credit. WE are to blame, not the crooks in the Financial World...us.
Dave Ramsey is a hayseed moron promoted to carry the water of the man, loser.
here's a Sun article you're all missing and I'm sure you'd like to sink your teeth into:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar...
larry5-
Excellent work in PROVING Obama is doing great things for the country! Love ALL those things! Rather put my money THERE than in IRAQ! MORE! MORE! MORE!
Bush was campaigning on tax cuts before the economy even went bad.
Yet we have an estimated 22% Illegal population working jobs that Americans could be working in Las Vegas. Deport all Illegals and fine employers and you may just end the unemployment problem in Las Vegas.
yep, i'm bankrupt all the way to san diego this weekend.
it's called "get off the sofa", liberals.
try it sometime.
Oh, Jesus, stevem, it was liberal "out of the box" thinking that created modern day Vegas. Even back to the mob days. It was Moe Sedway, right hand man of Meyer Lansky of Murder Inc. in 1946 at the time, that presented Billy Wilkerson's "Flamingo" concept to him. Wilkerson, after he laid the foundation for the place, ran out of bucks. Sedway told Lansky to kick in the million Wilkerson needed and Lansky said, "Are you nuts? Put $1 million in the hot desert with an eleven hour car ride?" Sedway then explained Wilkerson's entertainment high-end European type concept(he started the "Hollywood Reporter", and owned the top night clubs and KNEW all the celebs), and AIR CONDITIONING! Then Lansky said ok and sent Seigel out of Beverly Hills to oversee Wilkerson's original concept.
Astounding to think that liberal visionary thinking was something even MEYER LANSKY understood! Enjoy San Diego.
Oh wow stevem is better than most here. He, unlike you, has life by the b*lls. The fact thousands of children per day are starving to death does not faze this "tough guy". The fact 200,000 plus Nevadans are worrying where their next meal will be coming from doesn't not faze old stevem the trendsetter.
He has his and to hell with all you librals. See it is all because you are just lazy.
stevem you see does not understand how the world actually works and believes in scarcity and separation. This is why he always has to "do something" "go someplace". He is running from the truth but has convinced himself he is living the high life.
Truth is, stevem is just another variation on what the modern day slave looks like. His life is sandwiched between fri pm and sun pm. The rest of the time he is on the treadmill working for the man in lovely Las Vegas.
Wow you are right for most of the Bush years unemployment was not high and everyone was living the high life, thanks to all those "creative mortgages" he and Greenspan encouraged. Since the beginning of time when Og first decided to loan out his wheel the criteria for a loan was the ability of the person to pay back said loan. But with Bush starting in 2002 it now became "How fast can we sell it to Wall Street" so everyone was now a homeowner regardless if they could pay back the loan or not. Don't worry about that we can put the first couple of years of the loan at a really low rate and you can refinance when it keeps going up, because real estate always goes up. Alas by the end of the Bush years "What goes Up" came to it's inevitable conclusion. Now instead of 50 mortgage brokers on every street corner we now have one, is it any wonder unemployment went up, how about bankers they might be bringing those numbers up as well. We were all on a financial fast food diet under Bush and now mad because Obama is having trouble performing the quadruple bypass? Laughable to think it could be fixed in a year, it won't be fixed in ten, thanks Alan and George.
Ever since Obama took the oath he has been working on Health Care Reform. He obviously is not adept at multi-tasking because he's done nothing to encourage jobs, especially in the 702 area code. Aren't you glad you voted for him?
Stevem...if you read my first response to you, you would notice that I used two terms...Intellectually challenged and intellectually BANKRUPT..Hence, calling you bankrupt...
Now go to the Amtrak station and hop on that bus to Mexico, er, San Diego.
Yup lots of joblessness and more good times to come! Now if 40% of the population departs there will be even fewer jobs for the Las Vegas high school drop outs!
STEVEM I am with you...they still don't give up !!
LET'S ALL LINE UP FOR THE DESERT EXPRESS !! We can drive spikes in the rails like the ol' days ! All for $5.98 an hour...
i don't believe in scarcity...
i believe in putting on your big boy pants and going out and doing things for YOURSELF, not wanting rich america to pay for your house and kids.
Stevem...the only thing you believe in trashing one ideology to make yourself seem/feel more educated..
I am a self-made business owner who has earned everything I have. That being said, I don't believe I should pay less taxes than the family earning 60K a year..
You prove your bankruptcy with every post where all you can muster up is liberal this and liberal that...what would be a nice change would be actually addressing the facts that other people post as opposed to name calling...
try it sometime..
Things would be improving in LV if Obama had picked UNLV instead of Northern Iowa. Now it's just more downhill coasting. Thanks Mr. President, but we need you to listen to Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson more.
bush was the last hurrah of the regional southern republican party.
the redneck's and cowboy's days are over.
war, debt, lies, scandal.
it's all over for the republiklans.
It might be over for the republiklans but we still have war, debt, lies, scandal.
if i showed up at any of you liberals' door tonight with a ghetto mother of 3 and asked you for $1,000 to feed and clothe them for a month...you'd slam the door in our faces.
but, somehow...it's o.k. for it to come out of MY paycheck?
Only 13.9%? Bull Crap! Unemployment is actually over 20% because they do not count people who look for a job.
"Unemployment is actually over 20% because they do not count people who look for a job." - FONZ
Actually, Trig Palin, those are the only people they do count.
I thought if you went to college you would earn an extra $million. So where's everybody's million?
Such ignorance.
Congress controls spending.
Republican Congress 1994-2006
Total debt 1,368 billion
average per year 114 billion
Democratic Congress 2007-2010
Total debt 2,487 billion
average per year 621 billion
Bush and Obama are not on the ballot this November but Congress is.
"Obama is a cancer destroying the soul of our nation." 100% spot on.
Have all the unemployed work at the Rivera, the bankrupt gem of LV
STOP BUYING CHINESE OR IMPORT STUFF AND ONLY BUY MADE IN AMERICA!!!!
ALSO ONLY BUY AT INDEPENDANT PLACES NOT WALMART!!!