In The News: Department of Economics

Five states in the region accounted for 30% of U.S. job growth in manufacturing over three years, adding more than 100,000 jobs.

To woo the world back, Las Vegas is going to have to borrow and twist a phrase from Hamilton: We’re going to have to innovate our way out.

MP Materials plans to establish the full rare earth supply chain at the mine in less than four years, and its vision has joined a national conversation on restoring rare earth production in the United States.

If you've been to a restaurant or bar recently, you've undoubtedly felt it up close: The labor shortage in the industry continues, leading to long waits as waiters, kitchen staff, and bartenders struggle to fill the gap. And there is no end in sight.

If you’ve been to a restaurant or bar recently, you’ve no doubt felt it up close and personal: The industry’s labor shortage continues unabated, leading to long waits as skeleton crews of servers, kitchen staff and bartenders press to fill the gap. And there’s no end in sight.
Recently released statistics show that March may have been an inflection point for Las Vegas amid the pandemic.

The Nevada Supreme Court hands Republicans a huge win today in Carson City, agreeing unanimously with Republicans that Democrats were wrong about passing two bills in 2019. Both bills raised millions in revenue, which means lawmakers now have to plug a budget hole that’s north of $100 million, potentially paying back what the court has ruled as an unconstitutionally collected payroll tax and a fee collected at the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Elaine Davis of Las Vegas worked as a home health specialist, caring for developmentally disabled clients.

According to a recent report from Bloomberg, 1.4 million mothers who left the workforce due to the pandemic are struggling to get back in, even though the job market is wide open right now. UNLV Economics Professor C. Jeffrey Waddoups, Ph.D., joined Mondays with Monica to share some insight into the problem.
Las Vegas is facing a shortage of rental cars, like many other locations across the US. It comes after national rental companies sold off 30 to 40 percent — or maybe even more — of their fleets following the initial COVID-19 outbreak.
A bill that begins to address employee misclassification within the construction industry has drawn fierce criticism from personal employment agencies, who say it would force them to upend their existing business models.

A bill that begins to address employee misclassification within the construction industry has drawn fierce criticism from personal employment agencies, who say it would force them to upend their existing business models.