It's also well below the 215,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
Students explore construction careers during a local tour that reveals paths shaping Nevada's workforce.
Regional jobs effort expands with a new partnership offering more opportunities for workers.
Hiring was better than the 65,000 forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March.
Nevada leads US job growth after revised data shows record gains across multiple industries statewide.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned after last week’s rate cut that the job market is even weaker than it appeared.
Since 2024 started, Amazon has committed to about $10 billion apiece to data center projects in Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina.
Nevada’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in August while job losses hit the construction industry hardest.
Nevada's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in May as the state's labor force and job numbers increased.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it will start a phased pause in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide.