The local economy of Nevada and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
4.8%
-0.4 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Elko County 2.8%, highest Mineral County 7.0%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,391
+2.1%vs a year ago
1,575,701 jobs at 112,788 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
15,357
-20.3%this year vs last year
Most in Clark County 11,143, Washoe County 2,817.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+11,704
+4.7 per 1,000residents
113,190 moved in and 101,486 moved out. Most newcomers came from California.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Nevada gas price
$5.46
+$1.55vs a year ago
Counties: lowest White Pine County $4.95, highest Esmeralda County $6.01. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Nevada, October 9, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
77K
+1.2%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
1.35M
+4.6%vs 2022
Largest sector: Accommodation and Food Services (23.4%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$77.0B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$57,270
Highest sector: Utilities $122,668.
Per employee per year
Share of Nevada's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Traveler Accommodation | 162,495 | $48,198 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 131,732 | $26,685 |
| Employment Services | 47,761 | $51,440 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 40,297 | $81,072 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 31,321 | $79,128 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 27,657 | $100,103 |
| Grocery Stores | 25,613 | $32,799 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 24,843 | $41,804 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 23,888 | $38,225 |
| Offices of Physicians | 22,112 | $106,665 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 21,611 | $33,919 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 19,560 | $59,271 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
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. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Nevada, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
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.
Regular gasoline in Nevada averaged $5.46 per gallon on October 9, 2026, up $1.55 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.73. Among its counties, White Pine County had the lowest regular price ($4.95) and Esmeralda County the highest ($6.01).
Accommodation and Food Services (314,186 employees), Retail Trade (164,986 employees), Health Care and Social Assistance (150,070 employees) were the largest sectors in Nevada in 2023. In all, 77,297 business locations employed 1,345,222 people at an average pay of $57,270 a year.