5.6% unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) in April 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from March 2025.
Up 0.2 percentage points from 5.4% in April 2024
05/20/2025
Nevada Unemployment Rate
Nevada vs. US Unemployment Rate
The gap between NV and US seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for April 2025 is 1.4 percentage points. The gap decreased by 0.1 percentage points from March 2025.
Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has exceeded that of the nation since July 2007.
Unemployment Insurance Activity
| April 2025 Unemployment Insurance Activity | ||||||
| Measure | April 2025 | April 2024 | % change | March 2025 | % change | 12 month average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Claims | 11,770 | 10,278 | 14.5% | 10,633 | 10.7% | 11,720 |
| Weeks Claimed | 96,786 | 98,210 | −1.4% | 115,337 | −16.1% | 103,343 |
| Weeks Compensated | 88,851 | 96,268 | −7.7% | 104,901 | −15.3% | 93,941 |
| Amount Compensated | $40,663,279 | $45,146,419 | −9.9% | $48,402,829 | −16.0% | $43,285,796 |
| Weeks Compensated Total Unemployment | 78,584 | 88,646 | −11.4% | 92,493 | −15.0% | 84,484 |
| Amount Compensated Total Unemployment | $37,929,607 | $43,060,026 | −11.9% | $44,946,372 | −15.6% | $40,686,560 |
| First Payments | 5,374 | 4,378 | 22.8% | 5,386 | −0.2% | 5,702 |
| Final Payments (Exhaustions) | 2,342 | 2,560 | −8.5% | 2,637 | −11.2% | 2,335 |
| Average Weekly Benefit | $482.66 | $485.75 | −0.6% | $485.94 | −0.7% | $481.33 |
| Average Duration (in weeks) | 14.82 | 14.02 | 5.7% | 15.18 | −2.4% | 14.85 |
| Exhaustion Rate | 42.09% | 36.35% | 15.8% | 42.48% | −0.9% | 39.92% |
| Source: ETA 5159 | ||||||
Unemployment Insurance Activity
Unemployment Insurance Activity
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
Current Employment Statistics
Total (Seasonally Adjusted) Employment: 1,580,600 in April 2025
Nonfarm job levels are up 10,500 or 0.7% over the year.
Current Employment Statistics
Employment grew by 1.19% nationally year-over-year, as of April 2025. While employment grew by 0.67% in Nevada over the same period.
Nevada’s employment growth year-over-year was below the growth of the United States by about 0.53 percentage points. Compared to March 2025, Nevada’s employment growth increased by about 0.02 percentage points. While the United States’ employment growth increased by about 0.04 percentage points over the same period.
Current Employment Statistics
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Current Population Survey (CPS): Unemployment Rate by Education
| Educational Attainment | April 2025 | OTM Change in MA | OTY Change in MA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 2.77% | -0.23 | -0.16 |
| High school graduates, no college | 5.78% | 0.12 | 0.6 |
| Less than a High school diploma | 4.58% | -0.99 | -2.12 |
| Some college or associate degree | 4.18% | -0.12 | 0.51 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1 Changes are measured in percentage points. | |||
| 2 Positive changes are colored red to easily spot increases in the estimate of the unemployment rate. | |||
| Source: | |||
| Current Population Survey |
CPS: Labor Force Statistics by Age Group
| Age Group | April 2025* | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | 44.42 | -3.38 |
| 20-24 | 130.17 | -8.31 |
| 25-34 | 342.50 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 367.92 | 21.74 |
| 45-54 | 324.42 | 8.61 |
| 55-64 | 247.75 | -3.62 |
| 65+ | 107.75 | -3.77 |
| * Values are reported in thousdandths of persons |
| Age Group | April 2025 | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | 36.93% | 0.52 |
| 20-24 | 76.27% | -0.55 |
| 25-34 | 83.24% | 0.63 |
| 35-44 | 84.18% | 1.49 |
| 45-54 | 83.26% | -0.56 |
| 55-64 | 65.82% | -0.69 |
| 65+ | 21.81% | -2.37 |
| * Values are reported in percentage points |
| Age Group | April 2025 | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | 22.36% | -0.8 |
| 20-24 | 9.00% | 0.33 |
| 25-34 | 6.21% | 1.51 |
| 35-44 | 4.27% | -1.37 |
| 45-54 | 3.81% | -0.18 |
| 55-64 | 3.79% | -0.8 |
| 65+ | 13.14% | -1.65 |
| * Values are reported in percentage points |
CPS: Labor Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (Ages 16+)
| Gender | Race/Ethnicity* | April 2025* | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | 1564.42 | 21.77 |
| All | Black | 161.50 | -2.36 |
| All | Hispanic | 508.58 | 49.43 |
| All | White | 1177.67 | 47.36 |
| Female | All | 722.92 | 8.27 |
| Female | Black | 79.67 | 0.53 |
| Female | Hispanic | 215.83 | 5.8 |
| Female | White | 528.67 | 13.86 |
| Male | All | 841.58 | 13.68 |
| Male | Black | 81.92 | -2.81 |
| Male | Hispanic | 292.92 | 43.8 |
| Male | White | 649.00 | 33.52 |
| * Values are reported in thousdandths of persons |
| Gender | Race/Ethnicity | April 2025 | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | 63.18% | 0.37 |
| All | Black | 66.83% | 2.41 |
| All | Hispanic | 70.14% | -0.42 |
| All | White | 63.05% | 0.13 |
| Female | All | 58.16% | 0.53 |
| Female | Black | 67.09% | 4.61 |
| Female | Hispanic | 62.38% | -1.81 |
| Female | White | 57.12% | 0.04 |
| Male | All | 68.26% | 0.24 |
| Male | Black | 67.18% | -1.42 |
| Male | Hispanic | 77.34% | 0.27 |
| Male | White | 68.89% | 0.14 |
| * Values are reported in percentage points |
| Gender | Race/Ethnicity | April 2025 | OTY Change* |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | 5.16% | 0.39 |
| All | Black | 7.98% | 1.95 |
| All | Hispanic | 5.45% | 0.57 |
| All | White | 4.85% | 0.66 |
| Female | All | 5.37% | 1.17 |
| Female | Black | 7.88% | 0.64 |
| Female | Hispanic | 5.70% | 0.6 |
| Female | White | 5.18% | 1.48 |
| Male | All | 4.95% | -0.31 |
| Male | Black | 8.77% | 1.05 |
| Male | Hispanic | 5.19% | 0.52 |
| Male | White | 4.54% | -0.07 |
| * Values are reported in percentage points |