August 2026 | Released September 18, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In August, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 28, rose in 4, and remained unchanged in 19.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate remained unchanged in August.

• In August, payroll jobs rose in 35 states and fell in 16. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in New Mexico. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.3 percent in Maryland.

Nevada

Employment snapshot

• In August, Nevada added 4,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage point to 4.8 percent. In the prior month, Nevada added 6,500 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada added 20,700 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points from 5.2 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 5th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In August, Nevada’s private sector added 3,400 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 20,600 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada added 4,800 net private payroll jobs.

• In August, employment in Nevada fell by 2,720, and over the past 12 months it rose by 10,678.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate fell to 62.6 percent in August from 62.8 percent and is tied for 21st in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.4 percentage points.

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Nevada

Payroll employment

• Nevada added 4,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during August. In the prior month, Nevada added 6,500 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 5th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada added 3,400 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during August. In the prior month, Nevada added 4,800 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 127,000 jobs in August, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 5th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From July 2026 to August 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (+3,100) and Professional and Business Services (+1,000).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,500) and Information (-200).

From August 2025 to August 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+11,600) and Private Education and Health Services (+8,100).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-3,000) and Financial Activities (-1,500).

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 62.6 percent in August from 62.8 percent in the prior month.

• Nevada is tied for 21st 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 rose by 0.2 percentage points to 61.6 percent in August.