Report: Nevada sees 1.9% increase in jobs from last year

(The Center Square) – The number of jobs grew in Nevada since last year despite a slight uptick in the unemployment rate.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s January economic report showed jobs increased across metro areas and the state, giving economists reason for some optimism this year. Revisions on last year’s employment data also marked unexpected improvements.

“It’s a more positive report than I had even really been expecting to get, both for the January data, but also for the revisions that we had to the prior year’s data,” DETR Chief Economist David Schmidt told The Center Square.

From January 2025 to January 2026, Nevada’s total number of jobs increased by 1.9% according to the DETR. Based on earlier federal data, Nevada was a high job growth state across 2025.

“Our annual job growth is going to be competitive with the fastest growing states in the country again,” said Schmidt.

But at the same time, Nevada’s unemployment rate increased slightly in January to ...