Nevada’s unemployment rates in April varied on a month-over-month basis, but decreased year- over-year. The rate in Las Vegas is up 0.1 percentage point from March, at 6.1 percent, and is down 0.8 percentage points from last year, said Bill Anderson, chief economist for Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Over-the-year, the rate in the Reno/Sparks area decreased 1.2 percentage points, to 5.4 percent, and is down 0.1 percentage point over-the-month. The Carson City MSA rate is down 0.1 percentage point relative to last month, and declined 0.8 percentage point over-the-year, with an unemployment rate of 6.7 percent.
