January 2025

Released March 17, 2025

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United States Employment Snapshot

• In January, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 9, rose in 19, and remained unchanged in 23.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in Nevada, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4 percent.

• In January, payroll jobs rose in 31 states and fell in 19. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in South Dakota. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.6 percent in Georgia.

Nevada Employment Snapshot

• In January, Nevada lost 5,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8 percent. In the prior month, Nevada added 7,900 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Nevada added 13,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points from 5.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 125,000 in January, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In January, Nevada’s private sector lost 5,100 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 9,900 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Nevada added 8,000 net private payroll jobs.

• In January, employment in Nevada rose by 4,796, and over the past 12 months it rose by 21,405.

• Nevada’s labor force participation rate rose to 62.7 percent in January from 62.6 percent and is tied for 27th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has remained unchanged.

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Nevada Payroll Employment

• Nevada lost 5,800 net payroll jobs, or -0.4 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during January. In the prior month, Nevada added 7,900 jobs. Nevada nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 125,000 in January, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Nevada lost 5,100 private sector jobs, or -0.4 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during January. In the prior month, Nevada added 8,000 jobs. Nevada private sector payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 81,000 jobs in January, or 0.1 percent. Nevada is tied for 30th 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 January were Manufacturing tied with Financial Activities (100) and Professional and Business Services (100).

• The poorest performing sectors during the month were Construction (-1,300) and Leisure and Hospitality (-1,300).

• The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (6,600) and Government (3,900).

• The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Mining and Logging tied with Information (0) and Construction (-400).

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 62.7 percent in January from 62.6 percent in the prior month.

• Nevada is tied for 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 62.6 percent in January.