Carson City, Reno Lose 800 Jobs in May as Nevada Unemployment Falls to 5.2%
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Updated · Carson Now · Jun 20
Carson City, Reno Lose 800 Jobs in May as Nevada Unemployment Falls to 5.2%
3 articles · Updated · Carson Now · Jun 20
Summary
Carson City shed 200 jobs in May and Reno lost 600 from April, making them Nevada’s two metro areas to post monthly employment declines.
Nevada still added 800 nonfarm jobs statewide to 1,609,300, as gains elsewhere offset local weakness and a Spirit Airlines-related hit in Las Vegas transportation payrolls.
Las Vegas added 1,000 jobs from April and 19,600 from a year earlier, while Reno remained up 4,300 year over year despite the monthly drop; Carson City was down 100 from May 2025.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 point to 5.2%, even as the labor force shrank by 3,780 and labor-force participation slipped to 63.4%.