The following report details small business employment over the period (2016 to 2021) for each county in Nevada. Small business is delineated four ways in this report. Those employing 0 to 99 employees, 0 to 149 employees, 0 to 249 employees, and 0 to 499 employees are the size class delineations. Only private businesses are counted in this data set.
Small Business Employment Levels
| category |
range |
| 1 |
0 to 99 |
| 2 |
0 to 149 |
| 3 |
0 to 249 |
| 4 |
0 to 499 |
| Category |
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
| 2016 Q1 |
2016 Q2 |
2016 Q3 |
2016 Q4 |
2017 Q1 |
2017 Q2 |
2017 Q3 |
2017 Q4 |
2018 Q1 |
2018 Q2 |
2018 Q3 |
2018 Q4 |
2019 Q1 |
2019 Q2 |
2019 Q3 |
2019 Q4 |
2020 Q1 |
2020 Q2 |
2020 Q3 |
2020 Q4 |
2021 Q1 |
| Elko County - employment |
| 1 |
11070 |
11498 |
11425 |
11351 |
11210 |
11622 |
11432 |
11199 |
11311 |
11615 |
11941 |
11888 |
11547 |
12155 |
12141 |
12423 |
12263 |
11609 |
12250 |
12274 |
12013 |
| 2 |
13170 |
13461 |
13561 |
13150 |
13050 |
13340 |
13521 |
13286 |
13026 |
13630 |
13782 |
13851 |
13647 |
14108 |
14433 |
14343 |
14048 |
13319 |
14209 |
13861 |
13595 |
| 3 |
13548 |
14192 |
14548 |
14305 |
13843 |
14196 |
14409 |
14183 |
13870 |
14675 |
14971 |
14708 |
14401 |
15255 |
15206 |
14963 |
14823 |
14532 |
15233 |
14852 |
14388 |
| 4 |
15148 |
15837 |
16214 |
15953 |
15469 |
16093 |
16311 |
16080 |
15756 |
16536 |
16792 |
16559 |
16225 |
16786 |
16686 |
16944 |
16763 |
16175 |
16757 |
16821 |
16308 |
| Elko County - worksites |
| 1 |
1333 |
1317 |
1316 |
1313 |
1268 |
1259 |
1264 |
1258 |
1223 |
1229 |
1235 |
1253 |
1236 |
1259 |
1233 |
1248 |
1257 |
1238 |
1226 |
1213 |
1216 |
| 2 |
1350 |
1333 |
1334 |
1328 |
1283 |
1273 |
1281 |
1275 |
1237 |
1246 |
1250 |
1269 |
1253 |
1275 |
1252 |
1264 |
1272 |
1252 |
1242 |
1226 |
1229 |
| 3 |
1352 |
1337 |
1339 |
1334 |
1287 |
1278 |
1286 |
1280 |
1242 |
1252 |
1257 |
1274 |
1257 |
1281 |
1256 |
1267 |
1276 |
1258 |
1247 |
1231 |
1233 |
| 4 |
1357 |
1342 |
1344 |
1339 |
1292 |
1284 |
1292 |
1286 |
1248 |
1258 |
1263 |
1280 |
1263 |
1286 |
1261 |
1273 |
1282 |
1263 |
1252 |
1237 |
1239 |
Employment Levels
Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment
Top Industries by Small Business Category
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Elko County - 2021 - 1 |
| Retail Trade |
1,908 |
148 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
1,795 |
138 |
| Construction |
1,347 |
120 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
1,307 |
118 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
956 |
39 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Elko County - 2021 - 2 |
| Retail Trade |
2,274 |
151 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
1,898 |
139 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
1,472 |
43 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
1,416 |
119 |
| Wholesale Trade |
1,192 |
96 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Elko County - 2021 - 3 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
2,286 |
141 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
1,658 |
120 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
1,635 |
44 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Elko County - 2021 - 4 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
3,345 |
144 |
| Retail Trade |
2,592 |
152 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
2,178 |
46 |
|
