The local economy of Nevada and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data.
Unemployment rate
4.8%
August 2026, 5.2% a year ago
Average weekly pay
$1,391
Q1 2026, 1,575,701 jobs
New homes permitted
15,357
Last 12 months to August 2026
Net people moving in
+11,704
2022 to 2023
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for its history.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Nevada, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Nevada is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row.
The unemployment rate in Nevada was 4.8% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 5.2% a year earlier. 1,594,516 people were employed out of a labor force of 1,675,646. Among its counties, Elko County had the lowest rate (2.8%) and Mineral County the highest (7.0%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Nevada was $1,391 in Q1 2026, up 2.1% from a year earlier, across 1,575,701 jobs at 112,788 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 979 new homes in Nevada in August 2026 (598 single-family and 371 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 9,528, down 20.3% from the same months last year, and 15,357 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Clark County (11,143), Washoe County (2,817), Carson City (Independent City) (461) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 113,190 people moved to Nevada and 101,486 moved away, a net gain of 11,704 (+4.7 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from California, Texas, Arizona, and most people who left went to California, Texas, Arizona.
The weekly survey does not publish a separate price for Nevada. In its region, West Coast except California, regular gasoline averaged $5.15 per gallon in the week of September 28, 2026.