Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Nevada from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Clark County had an over-the-year employment increase of 0.3 percent, while Washoe County reported a decrease of 0.7 percent. (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 2024

County	Percent change, December 2024
Clark	0.3
Washoe	-0.7

Among the two largest counties in Nevada, employment was highest in Clark (1,128,900) in December 2024. Employment in Washoe County was 241,200. Together, the two largest Nevada counties accounted for 87.7 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 369 largest counties comprise 73.3 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 2023.)

Both Nevada large counties reported average weekly wage gains over the year. (See chart 2.) Washoe had the largest gain (+5.9 percent). The average weekly wage in Clark rose 5.3 percent over the year.

  

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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Nevada, fourth quarter 2024

County	Percent change, fourth quarter 2024
Washoe	5.9
Clark	5.3

Weekly wages in Washoe ($1,407) and Clark ($1,300) were below the national average of $1,507.

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 15 small counties in Nevada, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2023. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 10 of the 15 smaller counties were below the national average. Eureka reported the highest average weekly wage ($2,134). Lincoln reported the lowest average weekly wage ($1,016) in the state.

Among all 17 Nevada counties, 4 reported average weekly wages of less than $1,200, 4 registered wages from $1,200 to $1,349, 4 had wages from $1,350 to $1,499, and 5 had average weekly wages of $1,500 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.