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 without work, while only about 1.2 million held jobs. Nevada has lost 7 percent of its jobs since the recession began in December 2007. In comparison with other states, Nevada has the seventh-highest unemployment rate. Michigan has the highest at 12.6 percent.

Overall, Nevada had a total non-farm employment of 1,209,300 workers during March, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,216,100 workers during February and a 5.4 percent decrease from last year.

Industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in jobs include:

• construction by 18.1 percent
• manufacturing by 7.3 percent
• trade, transportation and utilities by 3.5 percent
• information by 5.3 percent
• financial activities by 5.3 percent
• professional and business services by 7.9 percent
• leisure and hospitality by 6.4 percent
• other services by .5 percent
• government by .6 percent

Only two industries saw an over-the-year increase in jobs. The mining and logging industry employed 12,500 workers during March, up from 12,400 workers during February and a 3.3 percent increase from last year. The education and health services industry employed 97,100 workers during March, up from 97,000 workers during February and a 3.2 percent increase from last year.