If you were looking for a Nevada job last month, you probably didn’t have very much luck, as the state’s unemployment rate continued to increase and more jobs were lost.
During July, Nevada saw its unemployment rate increase from 11.9 percent to 12.5 percent, which is higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent. The state hasn’t seen its unemployment rate decrease since December 2005, when it went from 4.3 percent to 4.2 percent.
The state had a total non-farm employment of 1,187,300 workers during July, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,193,000 workers during June and a 6.4 percent decrease from last year.
Two industries managed to add jobs when compared to last year. The mining and logging industry employed 12,500 workers during July, up from 12,400 workers during June and a 1.6 percent increase from last year. The education and health services industry employed 98,200 workers during July, down from 98,600 workers during June, but a 2.3 percent increase from last year.
The construction industry once again took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 88,900 workers during July, down from 91,600 workers during June and a 25.1 percent decrease from last year.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year job loss include:
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