Nevada Jobless Rate at 13%

Seasonal job losses across Nevada slackened considerably in January, helping the state's unemployment stay steady at 13 percent.

Nevada employers cut 25,300 jobs from December to January, far less than the 40,300 jobs they cut in the same period a year earlier, according to new statistics from the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Those latest cuts are just 450 more than the average decline from December to January in the last decade.

In Las Vegas, the unemployment rate jumped more noticeably, rising from 13.1 percent in December to 13.8 percent in January. That January total nearly matches the market's jobless record of 13.9 percent, set in September.

Most of the job cuts came from seasonal personnel patterns. Retail employment fell by 4,600 jobs from December to January, as stores eliminated temporary holiday positions. That was the shallowest cut in the last 10 years, though the smaller cuts came because retailers hired fewer seasonal workers in the first place.

State government fell by 5,100 jobs due to a break between university semesters. The construction sector, which usually dwindles during January because of winter weather, was off by 3,200 jobs.


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