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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April.
County Employment and Wages in Nevada – Third Quarter 2018
Employment increased in Nevada’s two large counties from September 2017 to September 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Nevada – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 9.5 percent in Nevada, significantly higher than the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Nevada Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,514.6 | (2)1,514.1 | 1,517.9 | 1,520.7 | 1,521.5 | (p)1,522.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,447.3 | (2)1,446.8 | 1,450.9 | 1,454.7 | 1,457.8 | (p)1,461.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)67.3 | (2)67.3 | 66.9 | 65.9 | 63.7 | (p)61.4 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.4 | (2)4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,407.6 | 1,412.7 | 1,419.7 | 1,419.0 | 1,423.0 | (p)1,425.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | (p)3.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | (p)14.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -0.7 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
93.0 | 95.3 | 98.3 | 97.5 | 99.4 | (p)101.8 |
12-month % change |
|
10.2 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 14.0 | (p)14.6 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
58.6 | 59.0 | 59.2 | 58.7 | 58.8 | (p)59.2 |
12-month % change |
|
16.0 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 10.9 | (p)10.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
257.5 | 259.3 | 259.1 | 259.3 | 258.7 | (p)259.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | (p)2.1 |
Information(4) |
|
15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | (p)15.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.9 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -0.6 | (p)-1.9 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
68.9 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 69.9 | 70.9 | (p)70.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | (p)4.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
196.0 | 196.1 | 199.4 | 199.4 | 199.8 | (p)200.3 |
12-month % change |
|
6.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | (p)7.1 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
142.9 | 143.2 | 143.2 | 142.8 | 142.6 | (p)142.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | (p)2.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
357.0 | 357.2 | 356.4 | 357.1 | 357.5 | (p)357.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.2 |
Other Services(4) |
|
42.1 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 42.5 | (p)43.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | (p)3.4 |
Government(4) |
|
161.7 | 161.4 | 162.9 | 162.9 | 163.1 | (p)161.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | (p)0.3 |
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