June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Nevada

Employment snapshot

• In June, Nevada lost 4,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 5.4 percent. In the prior month, Nevada lost 2,600 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada added 4,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points from 5.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Nevada ranks 44th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Nevada’s private sector lost 700 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 5,600 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada lost 2,800 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Nevada rose by 4,426, and over the past 12 months it rose by 34,181.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 63 percent in June and ranks 25th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.2 percentage points.

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Nevada

Payroll employment

• Nevada lost 4,800 net payroll jobs, or -0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Nevada lost 2,600 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Nevada ranks 44th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada lost 700 private sector jobs, or -0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Nevada lost 2,800 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 40th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+900) and Private Education and Health Services (+800).
• The worst performing sectors were State and Local Government (-4,000) and Construction (-1,500).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+7,900) and Leisure and Hospitality (+4,600).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-4,600) and Construction (-3,900).

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 remained unchanged at 63 percent in June.

• Nevada ranks 25th 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 fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.