Nevada's unemployment rate dropped slightly last month.
Nevada's July jobs report shows gains in Reno and across the state, but the labor market also saw shifts.
Inflation has exceeded the Fed’s 2% target since early 2021 when the U.S. economy overheated as it roared back from COVID-19 lockdowns.
It's also well below the 215,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
The seasonally adjusted total number of nonfarm jobs in Nevada was 1,614,100, an increase of 2.3% over the past year and an increase of 3,800 jobs since May 2026.
Home sales have been mostly hovering close to a 4-million annual pace going back to 2023.
A new senior living complex offers dozens of one and two bedroom units, some reserved for affordable housing.
Weekly jobless aid applications have stabilized in a range mostly between 200,000 and 250,000 since the economy emerged from the pandemic.
U.S. employers posted 7.6 million job vacancies in April, up from 6.9 million in March and most since May 2024.
The index follows a separate gauge of consumer sentiment released last week by the University of Michigan, which fell to a record low this month.