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Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 | 10:10 a.m.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s jobless rate dropped to 10.2 percent in December, the lowest since February 2009, the state reported today.
The unemployment rate in Clark County fell to 10 percent, also the lowest in three years. It was 10.4 percent in November.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said December was the fourth straight month of declines in unemployment. But, he said, there is more work to be done. Nevada’s rate still is above the national rate of 7.8 percent.
Bill Anderson, chief economist for the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said the figures show the economy “is indeed on the mend. While improvement is slow, these are still good signs that we are heading in a positive direction.”
The average unemployment rate for 2012 was 11.6 percent, down nearly two percent from 2011. Statewide, 138,800 were unemployed.
Total employment rose to 1,220,900 in December. In the Las Vegas area, the number of employed rose from 870,000 in November to 877,400 in December.
The jobless rate in Washoe County fell from 9.9 percent in November to 9.6 percent in December, and Carson City registered a 10.1 percent rate, down from 10.3 percent in November.
The real NV employment rate is nearly 20%. Someone needs to remind Reid.
Freedom radio has his own statistics. Are you sure that the NV unemployment rate isnt 89%..if you're going to make up a number, go big!
Freedom you're correct. What some don't like to count are those that have fallen off the radar due to their un-employment running out. Spin spin spin but at the end of the day 20% is very close, it may be higher.
So I guess it was 48% under Bush!
"The real NV employment rate is nearly 20%."
"Real"? Please substantiate.
You need to add those members of obamas welfare army to get the real unemployment rate.
Fun with numbers is getting old. We know that the unemployment rate is based on a few drones contacting residents to ask if they are SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. It has nothing to do with how many are long-term unemployed, never employed, unwilling to work..... Just residents, who have not moved away yet, who are ACTIVELY seeking work. Any stats on how many are not ACTIVELY seeking work but really NEED A JOB?