April 2025 | Released May 21, 2025

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United States Employment Snapshot

• In April, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 5, rose in 20, and remained unchanged in 26.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate remained unchanged in April.

• In April, payroll jobs rose in 40 states and fell in 11. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.4 percent in Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.2 percent in Vermont.

Nevada Employment Snapshot

• In April, Nevada added 5,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 5.6 percent. In the prior month, Nevada added 2,300 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada added 10,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points from 5.4 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 35th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In April, Nevada’s private sector added 5,100 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 7,400 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada added 2,400 net private payroll jobs.

• In April, employment in Nevada rose by 5,766, and over the past 12 months it rose by 29,265.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate rose to 62.9 percent in April from 62.8 percent 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 added 5,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Nevada added 2,300 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 35th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada added 5,100 private sector jobs, or 0.4 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Nevada added 2,400 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 167,000 jobs in April, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 37th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during April were Leisure and Hospitality (3,200) and Professional and Business Services (1,900).

• The poorest performing sectors during the month were Other Services (-300) and Construction (-1,400).

• The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (7,000) and Leisure and Hospitality (5,000).

• The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Construction (-1,200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-4,200).

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 62.9 percent in April from 62.8 percent in the prior month.

• 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 rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.6 percent in April.