Hundreds of Reno teaching jobs will soon be lost as a major higher educational institution sheds positions.
The University of Nevada, Reno recently announced that it will cut 279 jobs. No filled tenure or tenure-track positions will be eliminated. Several full-time faculty members will teach bigger classes in order to replace the loss of several part-time […]

One organization that helps people secure and train for Nevada jobs will soon receive a substantial amount of funding.
Nevada JobConnect recently announced that it will get $1.4 million to spend on administration and job training this year. The funding is made up in part by $500,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will […]

The “green collar” industry is helping to create jobs in Las Vegas and throughout the State of Nevada.
A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that Nevada’s clean-energy economy increased faster than other sectors between 1998 and 2007. During that time, the state’s clean-energy industries accounted for a 28.8 percent increase in employment to […]

Although the city’s unemployment rate saw a slight decline, more jobs in Reno were lost during April.
The Reno-Sparks area’s unemployment rate decreased from 11.2 to 11 percent during April. This is the first time the area’s unemployment has declined since August 2008, when the unemployment rate decreased from 6.7 percent to 6.6 percent. However, at […]

A new state initiative could help create thousands of environmental jobs in Nevada.
Last week, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee passed Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford’s “green jobs” initiative. The effort would allow the State of Nevada to use stimulus funds to train about 3,200 workers to perform weatherization, energy retrofit applications and energy audits.
According […]

A new manufacturing company is doing its part to help create jobs in Reno.
Scienceuticals, Inc. recently announced its plan to open a west coast development and manufacturing facility in Reno, which will create 25 jobs by the end of the year and 100 jobs within three years. Jobs will include bench chemists, lab technicians, account […]

Those with Nevada medical jobs are working in the best place in the country.
BusinessWeek recently named Nevada the best market for college graduates interested in doing hospital work. Nevada was awarded the title because the median annual salary for employees under 30 came in at $60,900, which is 24 percent higher than the national median […]

Extra attention was recently given to those with Las Vegas hospitality jobs.
People who work in the Las Vegas hospitality and tourism industry gathered together this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center to encourage Americans to travel more and help local economies that depend on visitors. The gathering also served as a reminder that several […]

Actions by city officials and a stringent budget are helping to preserve Reno government jobs.
The Reno City Council recently announced that the severe budget scenario adopted and enacted in February is working to keep the city financially stable. However, it is estimated that the budget deficit for fiscal year 2009-2010 will be an additional $20 […]

Jobs in Nevada declined once again during March.
The state’s unemployment rate increased from 10 percent to 10.4 percent during March, well above the national unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. This is Nevada’s highest unemployment rate in a quarter of a century, according to an article by The Associated Press.
Throughout the state, about 146,200 people were […]