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Which counties in Nevada are adding jobs fastest?

Storey County (+2445.9%), Pershing County (+43.8%) and Humboldt County (+12.6%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Nevada between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Nevada counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Storey County+2445.9%13,2134,260
2Pershing County+43.8%1,6496,421
3Humboldt County+12.6%6,39217,267
4Clark County+10.8%974,6032,407,226
5Nye County+9.9%10,67357,336
6Churchill County+6.9%5,68925,851
7Elko County+4.3%21,65254,815
8Carson City+4.2%22,82658,571
9Washoe County+3.3%209,307509,386
10Lander County−0.6%9655,872
11White Pine County−1.9%2,9558,661
12Lincoln County−3.7%5794,320
13Lyon County−5.2%9,87465,088
14Eureka County−7.6%1,4531,867
15Douglas County−8.1%16,24750,111
16Mineral County−44.7%6474,407

1 of 17 Nevada counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Nevada has the fastest job growth?

Storey County: +2445.9%, ahead of Pershing County (+43.8%) and Humboldt County (+12.6%), of 16 Nevada counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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