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Which metro areas in Nevada are adding jobs fastest?

Reno, NV (+14.4%), Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (+10.8%) and Carson City, NV (+4.2%) added private-sector jobs fastest among Nevada metro areas between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Nevada metro areas ranked by private-sector job growth
RankMetro areaChange 2018–23Jobs addedPrivate jobs 2023Residents
1Reno, NV+14.4%+29,333232,394578,734
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV+10.8%+94,975974,6032,407,226
3Carson City, NV+4.2%+92922,82658,571

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. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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.

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Which metro area in Nevada has the fastest job growth?

Reno, NV: +14.4%, ahead of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (+10.8%) and Carson City, NV (+4.2%), of 3 Nevada metro areas 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. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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