December 2025

Released January 27, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In December, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 8, rose in 21, and remained unchanged in 22.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.2 percent in Hawaii and South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 percent.

• In December, payroll jobs rose in 23 states and fell in 27. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.4 percent in Delaware and Montana. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.3 percent in Kansas and Nebraska.

Nevada

Employment snapshot

• In December, Nevada lost 500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.2 percent. In the prior month, Nevada lost 100 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada lost 9,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.6 percentage points from 5.8 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, or 0 percent. Nevada is tied for 48th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In December, Nevada’s private sector lost 500 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it lost 7,600 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada lost 300 net private payroll jobs.

• In December, employment in Nevada rose by 9,440, and over the past 12 months it rose by 49,412.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate rose to 63.2 percent in December from 62.9 percent and is tied for 24th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.6 percentage points.

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Nevada

Payroll employment

• Nevada lost 500 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during December. In the prior month, Nevada lost 100 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 4 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, or 0 percent. Nevada is tied for 48th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada lost 500 private sector jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during December. In the prior month, Nevada lost 300 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 3 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 37,000 jobs in December, or 0 percent. Nevada ranks 47th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From November 2025 to December 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (+2,500) and Private Education and Health Services (+900).
• The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-1,600) and Construction (-1,200).

From December 2024 to December 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+6,600) and Leisure and Hospitality (+2,800).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-10,500) and Financial Activities (-3,600).

Nevada

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Nevada rose to 63.2 percent in December from 62.9 percent in the prior month.

• Nevada is tied for 24th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Nevada was 64.4 percent occurring in October 2019, and the 10-year low was 56.7 percent in May 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.4 percent in December.