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Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 | 10:14 a.m.
CARSON CITY — The jobless rate in Clark County climbed to 12.9 percent in July, the fourth consecutive monthly increase.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Rehabilitation and Training reported today that the statewide rate was 12 percent, up from 11.6 percent in June.
In Las Vegas, there were an estimated 126,800 people without jobs, up from 119,100 in June, when the rate was 12.1 percent.
But there were mixed signals. There were an estimated 859,600 people employed in the Las Vegas area, up from June’s 814,600.
Statewide, the economy added 10,300 jobs, the department said. There were 12,600 new positions in the private sector, being partially offset by losses in government employment.
The department said Nevada had the 20th highest job growth rate among the states.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said he was “pleased that job growth continued for a 13th consecutive month, but against the backdrop of a weak national economy not all the news was good.
“As part of Nevada’s slow recovery, our state experienced a slight uptick in unemployment in July, as occurred in the country as a whole,” the governor said.
The national rate was 8.3 percent in July, up one tenth of a percent from June.
In Clark County, employment in the construction industry declined to 36,200, or 300 fewer jobs than in June. Manufacturing employment rose to 20,000, up 300 from the previous month.
Employment in the casino-hotel sector reported 164,500 jobs, down 100 from June. In the utilities, transportation and trade sector, there were 152,300 jobs, up 200 from June in Clark County.
The department reported the jobless rate in Washoe County rose from 11.7 percent in June to 12 percent in July, with 26,200 jobless. Carson City’s rate increased from 11.8 percent to 12.2 percent in July.
we REALLY need to diversify our economy, which will require a huge focus on education. We also need to figure out a way to make it easier for people to move out of Vegas, since I know there are a lot of people that are stuck here, primarily because of their house.
I wonder if there are just too many construction workers that came because of the boom, but now they're either stuck here, or hoping that things pick up. I don't think we can sign off on unnecessary construction jobs, just to artificially boost employment. We don't need any more houses (I think we'd be happy if a lot of neighborhoods didn't exist). We already spend too much, relatively speaking, on road construction, so that should be limited in the future. The hotels will do their occasional renovations, but I doubt there will be a huge increase in major new projects. I think some of those workers need to find a way to move to where the jobs are. I know that sounds cold, but I think that's the reality of the situation.
Hmmm.... As I recall, before he was elected, Gov. Sandoval had a plan he didn't share with us that was supposed to fix all this.
with football coming up i have checked csinos everywhere if they are hiring for the sportsbook .nothing ,zero,and nada even if you have experience .looks like they are doing more with less which seems to be the nationwide theme for businesses across the usa
Sorry to hear that, dlharris, but you're definitely right. These companies used the recession to drop the excess employees, and I don't think you'll see most of those jobs return anytime soon. Especially with no new major projects on the horizon.
I think the smart thing to do, if you can, is to attempt to get some type of education. I've read all about student debt crisis, but look at the unemployment figures for people with and without a college degree. (Nationally) No High School Diploma - 12.7%, High School/No College - 8.7%, Associates Degree - 7.1%, Bachelor's Degree - 4.1%.
Tough for a lot of people, but I think it's worth it.
Daydreamer, you are totally right, the best way to relieve unemployment stress on middle and lower classes is to give a tax cut to the richest 4% of America, that way, they'll trickle it down to us po' folk and not just invest it in Cayman and Swiss accounts like Willard.
...oh wait.
The richest 4%,,,you mean like the richest politicians in DC are mostly Democrats?
Nice productive conversations on these boards these days. You knuckleheads and your stupid political parties. These elections aren't going to solve any real issues, and we have plenty of issues that really need to be solved. Rhetoric won't cut it.
I wish people were actually issue focused, instead of political party focused. This is why nothing is ever accomplished.
But have fun talking about nonsense between now and November.