Friday, December 21 2012 1:30 PM EST2012-12-21 18:30:33 GMT
Searchlight, NV- Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement after Nevada's unemployment rate decreased from 11.5 percent to 10.8 percent in November: "I'm pleased that Nevadans are continuingMore >
Searchlight, NV- Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement after Nevada's unemployment rate decreased from 11.5 percent to 10.8 percent in November: "I'm pleased that Nevadans are continuingMore >
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
The jobless rate in the state has dropped to 10.8 percent, the lowest it has been in more than three years.
For Las Vegas, the rate fell to 10.4 percent, a decline of 2.6 percentage points from 2011.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is encouraged by these latest numbers, but says there is still work to be done.
"In order to grow our state's economy, we must continue to diversify, recruit new businesses to Nevada and help retrain workers still looking for employment," he said.
According to Bill Anderson, the chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the unemployment rate has averaged 11.7 percent for the first 11 months of the year. That is down from 13.6 percent during the same period in 2011.
The national unemployment rate is 7.7 percent.
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Sunday, May 19 2013 1:09 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:09:54 GMT
A memorial is growing at West Charleston and School Drive where 15-year-old Marcos Arenas will tragically killed while struggling with a man who tried to steal his iPad. According to police, the teenMore >
Metro police have made arrests in connection with an attempted iPad theft on Thursday that claimed a teen's life. More >
Sunday, May 19 2013 2:25 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:25:51 GMT
Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on the I-15 near the Speedway. Three people are confirmed dead. The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. Sunday when calls of gold Acura traveling northboundMore >
Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on the I-15 near the Speedway. Three people are confirmed dead.More >
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >
Thursday, February 21 2013 3:40 PM EST2013-02-21 20:40:03 GMT
A woman arrested Tuesday was seen engaging in sexual acts with a pit bull while outside in a backyard and in view of neighbors, Las Vegas Metro police said. Metro Wednesday released the report describingMore >
A Las Vegas woman was arrested Tuesday after authorities caught her having sex with a pit bull in her back yard, according to Metro police.More >
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:15 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:15:03 GMT
The McCarran Airport was having issues with their trams operating on Sunday morning resulting in some trams not working properly. McCarran Airport officials noticed there was an electrical failure atMore >
The McCarran Airport is having issue with their trams operating on Sunday morning and a result some trams are not operating.More >
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:29 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:29:17 GMT
Family friends and classmates were distraught and angry at a candlelight vigil on Friday night for a 15-year-old who was killed over his iPad. Marcos Arenas died Thursday night when two male suspectsMore >
Family, friends and classmates were distraught and angry at a candlelight vigil on Friday night for a 15-year-old who was killed over his iPad.More >
Friday, May 17 2013 8:33 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:33:08 GMT
FOX5 has confirmed with Clark County School District police that a volunteer basketball coach at Shadow Ridge High School has been charged with sex-related crimes.More >
FOX5 has confirmed with Clark County School District police that a volunteer basketball coach at Shadow Ridge High School has been charged with sex-related crimes.More >
Friday, May 17 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:41:51 GMT
Flames from a fire in a carport were threatening a neighboring home in Henderson, according to investigators. Henderson Fire Department reported the incident just before 7 a.m. Friday near Water StreetMore >
Flames from a fire in a carport were threatening a neighboring home in Henderson, according to investigators.More >
