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
$5.45
+$1.53vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Elko County $4.96, highest Mineral County $6.00. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Nevada, October 10, 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).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $106,038 a year in 1,691 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Nevada, up 5.8% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$106,038
+5.8%vs 2024
Middle half: $83,000 to $135,000.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
1,691
+21.1%vs 2024
2,071 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$114,894
Software Developers, 298 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$61,048
-26.3%vs 2024
523 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Nevada, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 298 | $114,894 |
| Industrial Engineers | 149 | $110,000 |
| Data Scientists | 119 | $84,943 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 92 | $106,038 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 78 | $106,378 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 56 | $103,792 |
| Computer Programmers | 48 | $76,600 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 45 | $90,000 |
| Civil Engineers | 43 | $86,320 |
| Physicians, All Other | 40 | $280,000 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. TSLA | 245 | 4 |
| Credit One Bank, N.A. | 79 | 1 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 39 | 1 |
| Redwood Materials, Inc. | 30 | 4 |
| LNW Gaming, Inc. | 28 | 2 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. CTSH | 26 | 2 |
| University of Nevada Reno | 26 | 1 |
| Photon Infotech Inc. | 23 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 17 | 4 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) | 16 | 1 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 919 | $106,038 | $80,746 to $133,242 |
| Sparks | 301 | $115,918 | $97,812 to $139,144 |
| Reno | 219 | $100,101 | $75,556 to $125,000 |
| Henderson | 101 | $106,038 | $81,370 to $135,218 |
| Carson City | 44 | $116,230 | $98,748 to $137,259 |
| North Las Vegas | 29 | $86,400 | $78,582 to $104,000 |
| Winnemucca | 7 | $74,048 | $63,440 to $77,416 |
| Carlin | 6 | $81,581 | $79,540 to $83,500 |
| McCarran | 5 | $110,000 | $103,895 to $131,000 |
| Minden | 4 | $98,218 | $91,162 to $110,394 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Nevada added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Nevada has had 116 declared disasters and emergencies since 1954, 89 of them since 2000, most often Fire. Flood insurance has paid $47.4 million on 1,964 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 1997 ($19.8 million).
Declared disasters
89
9 major disasters. Most often Fire (90 since 1954).
Since 2000, all types; 116 since 1954
Flood claims paid
$6.68M
315 claims. Biggest year 1997 ($19.8M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
9,208
Average premium $857 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
50
Washoe County, latest Oct 2, 2026.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Nevada, 1954 to today
Claims paid in Nevada by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1954
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 16.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washoe County | 754 | $30.9M | 2,355 |
| 2 | Clark County | 626 | $9.29M | 3,153 |
| 3 | Douglas County | 226 | $4.30M | 1,007 |
| 4 | Nye County | 136 | $1.34M | 3,368 |
| 5 | Lyon County | 24 | $679K | 462 |
| 6 | Carson City | 91 | $559K | 446 |
| 7 | Elko County | 31 | $142K | 103 |
| 8 | Humboldt County | 16 | $79K | 12 |
| 9 | Storey County | 10 | $36K | 209 |
| 10 | Churchill County | 7 | $25K | 291 |
| 11 | Pershing County | 4 | $19K | 3 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 6 | $13K | 94 |
| 13 | Mineral County | 1 | $2,663 | 184 |
| 14 | White Pine County | 8 | $1,511 | 114 |
| 15 | Lander County | 3 | $1,058 | 129 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Nevada, from official public data.
Official public data lists 2,215 facilities in Nevada with records since 2010, 2,180 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Veris Gold Jerritt Canyon Mine in Elko ($17,941,100). 56 large facilities reported 15.8 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 3.4% from 2022.
Facilities with records
2,215
2,180 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$17.9M
Veris Gold Jerritt Canyon Mine, Elko.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
15.8M t
-3.4%vs 2022
56 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
2.78M t
Chuck Lenzie Generating Station, Las Vegas.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Veris Gold Jerritt Canyon Mine Elko | $17,941,100 | 82 |
| Newmont Mining Carlin South Area Carlin | $2,839,660 | 10 |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries LLC Reno | $1,550,000 | 0 |
| Abf Freight System, INC Las Vegas | $535,000 | 0 |
| Cemex Paiute Pit Wadsworth | $310,000 | 0 |
| Blue Diamond Hill Gypsum Blue Diamond | $155,352 | 8 |
| Tesla Gigafactory Nevada Sparks | $103,750 | 3 |
| Apex Regional Landfill Las Vegas | $93,880 | 7 |
| U.S. Ecology, INC. - Nevada (Beatty, Nv) Beatty | $92,838 | 17 |
| Amrize Southwest, INC. Sloan | $69,733 | 12 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Chuck Lenzie Generating Station Las Vegas | 2,778,086 |
| Tracy Generating Station Sparks | 1,670,407 |
| North Valmy Valmy | 1,234,360 |
| Ts Power Plant Battle Mountain | 1,088,648 |
| Silverhawk Power Plant Las Vegas | 1,013,339 |
| Walter M. Higgins III Generating Station Primm | 871,131 |
| Harry Allen Las Vegas | 866,974 |
| Apex Generating Station Las Vegas | 865,094 |
| Desert Star Energy Center Boulder City | 679,414 |
| Lhoist North America APEX PLANT Las Vegas | 585,504 |
Large facilities in Nevada, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Nevada, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcBest Corporation ARCB | 1 | $535K | - |
| Tesla, Inc. TSLA | 1 | $104K | - |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-B | 15 | $23K | 8.14M |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
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 $5.45 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.53 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.74. Among its counties, Elko County had the lowest regular price ($4.96) and Mineral County the highest ($6.00).
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.
$106,038 a year was the median pay offered in 1,691 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Nevada in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 5.8% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $83,000 to $135,000. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Tesla, Inc. (245), Credit One Bank, N.A. (79), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (39), Redwood Materials, Inc. (30), LNW Gaming, Inc. (28) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Nevada in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (298 filings, median $114,894), Industrial Engineers (149 filings, median $110,000), Data Scientists (119 filings, median $84,943) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Nevada in fiscal year 2025.
$115,918 was the median offered pay in Sparks, the highest among the Nevada cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (301 filings).
$61,048 a year was the median pay offered in 523 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Nevada in fiscal year 2025.
116 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Nevada since 1954, 89 of them since 2000 (9 major disasters). The most common type is Fire (90 declarations).
Washoe County, with 50 declarations since 2000, followed by Douglas County (22) and Elko County (18). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$47.4 million on 1,964 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 1997, with $19.8 million paid on 470 claims. Washoe County received the most ($30.9 million).
$857 a year in 2025, across 9,208 flood insurance policies in Nevada. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.