Nevada’s workforce hit an all-time high in June.
The Silver State has 1,452,600 in the workforce, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said on Friday in a news release.
That number is after Nevada added 7,600 jobs in June to lower the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, down from 4.9 in May.
Las Vegas employment increased by 5,400, for a growth rate of 0.5 percent, and Reno employment had an increase of 1,100 jobs, or a 0.4 percent growth rate. Carson City labor force was flat at 25,410 as of the end of May.
Statewide the total number of employed is up 90,400 since June 2021.
“The level of recovery among the 11 super sectors at the state level, has seen five industries surpassing their employment peaks: Manufacturing has recovered at 109.5 percent, trade, transportation and utilities with a recovery of 109.8 percent, financial activities at 108 percent, and education and health services at 105.2 percent. Leisure and hospitality stand at 90.7 percent recovery of its peak. Total nonfarm employment as of June 2022 stands at a 100.2 percent now above its pre-pandemic peak,” DETR said in a press release.
