September 2025 | Released December 11, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In September, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 10, rose in 21, and remained unchanged in 20.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 percent.

• In September, payroll jobs rose in 30 states and fell in 20. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Missouri. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.3 percent in Alaska, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Nevada

Employment snapshot

• In September, Nevada added 5,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent. In the prior month, Nevada lost 3,400 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada added 2,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points from 5.7 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 46th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In September, Nevada’s private sector added 7,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 1,400 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada lost 4,300 net private payroll jobs.

• In September, employment in Nevada rose by 1,094, and over the past 12 months it rose by 30,834.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate fell to 62.7 percent in September from 62.8 percent and ranks 27th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.1 percentage points.

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Nevada

Payroll employment

• Nevada added 5,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during September. In the prior month, Nevada lost 3,400 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 46th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada added 7,200 private sector jobs, or 0.5 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during September. In the prior month, Nevada lost 4,300 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 4 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 97,000 jobs in September, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 42nd in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From August 2025 to September 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (+5,100) and Professional and Business Services (+1,800).
• The worst performing sectors were State and Local Government (-2,000) and Other Services (-400).

From September 2024 to September 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+5,700) and Leisure and Hospitality (+2,800).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-5,500) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-3,000).

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 fell to 62.7 percent in September from 62.8 percent in the prior month.

• Nevada ranks 27th in the nation.

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

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