Nevada's unemployment rate rose to 10.1 percent in February, drawing closer to the state's highest recorded rate of 10.7 percent in late 1982, according to a new state report.
Carson City's rate jumped from 11.1 percent in January to 11.3 percent in February.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation report shows the seasonally adjusted rate was up from 9.4 percent in January " and also shows the state well above the national jobless rate of 8.1 percent in February. About 145,200 Nevadans were out of work while 1.2 million others held jobs .
A breakdown shows increases also occurred in the state's population centers, including the Las Vegas area at 10.1 percent, up from 10 percent. In the Reno area, the rate hit 11.2 percent in February, up from 11 percent in December.
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