Employment rose in both of Nevada’s large counties from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that employment in both Clark and Washoe Counties increased 1.3 percent over the year. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Nevada, December 2025

County	Percent change, December 2025
Clark	1.3
Washoe	1.3

Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Nevada, September 2025

County	Percent change, September 2025
Clark	1.1
Washoe	0.2

Clark County (1,156,700) had the highest employment level in Nevada in December 2025. Together, the two largest counties accounted for 88.1 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

The average weekly wage gain in Washoe (+5.2 percent) was above the national average of 4.2 percent. (See chart 2.) The over-the-year wage gain in Clark was 3.0 percent.

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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Nevada, fourth quarter 2025

County	Percent change, fourth quarter 2025
Washoe	5.2
Clark	3.0

Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Nevada, third quarter 2025

County	Percent change, third quarter 2025
Washoe	6.1
Clark	3.5

Weekly wages in both large counties in Nevada were below the national average of $1,569. Weekly wages were $1,483 in Washoe and $1,347 in Clark.

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 15 smaller counties in Nevada, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 11 of the 15 smaller counties were below the national average. Eureka reported the highest average weekly wage ($2,234) in the state. Lincoln reported the lowest average weekly wage ($1,042).

Among all 17 Nevada counties, 4 reported average weekly wages less than $1,225, 2 had wages from $1,225 to $1,349, 4 had wages from $1,350 to $1,474, 3 had wages from $1,475 to $1,599, and 4 had average weekly wages of $1,600 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)