Nevada Has the Highest Jobless Rate in America
A recent analysis reveals the state with the highest unemployment rate last year.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada had the highest unemployment rate across all states last year at 5.4%. That was against a national average of 3.6%. (Click here to see the cities expected to add the most jobs by 2060.)
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Nevada’s number is truly an outlier. The next state on the list in terms of high unemployment is Illinois at 4.6%.
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The reason for the high Nevada number is probably the gaming industry. Las Vegas has tended to have a high jobless rate, and the city has the majority of the state’s population.
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There is probably no state beyond Nevada where a single industry dominates employment. During periods of strong tourism, the Nevada rate tends to be low.
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The states with the lowest unemployment rates are North Dakota and South Dakota, both at 2.1%. The jobless rate in the Mountain States tends to be lower than the rest of the country.
- Alabama (2.6)
- California (4.2)
- Colorado (3.0)
- Delaware (4.5)
- District of Columbia (4.7)
- Florida (2.9)
- Georgia (3.0)
- Idaho (2.7)
- Illinois (4.6)
- Indiana (3.0)
- Iowa (2.7)
- Kansas (2.7)
- Maine (3.0)
- Michigan (4.2)
- Minnesota (2.7)
- Missouri (2.5)
- Montana (2.6)
- Nebraska (2.3)
- Nevada (5.4)
- New Hampshire (2.5)
- New York (4.3)
- North Dakota (2.1)
- Oklahoma (3.0)
- Pennsylvania (4.4)
- South Dakota (2.1)
- Utah (2.3)
- Vermont (2.6)
- Virginia (2.9)
- Washington (4.2)
- Wisconsin (2.9)
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