The number of people moving to Clark County for better job opportunities and quality of life is expected to drop dramatically toward the end of the decade, according to a new study.

Clark County's population growth is slowing dramatically; a new UNLV forecast projects the county won't hit 3 million residents until 2055, a full decade later than previously predicted.

Plans for a new home for UNLV’s Lee Business School are moving into high gear as university leaders press forward with design drafts and a major fundraising drive for an ultramodern, approximately $180 million facility.

Children now turn to chatbots to settle arguments with friends, write difficult text messages, get advice about relationships, and even talk through worries they may not feel comfortable sharing with an adult. In many households, these conversations are happening every day, with parents having little idea what is being discussed or disclosed.

Southern Nevada is still growing, but a new forecast suggests it will take longer than previously expected for the Las Vegas Valley to reach a major population milestone.

Clark County’s population growth is slowing down, delaying a projected 3 million residents milestone by 10 years, according to a new population forecast from UNLV.

UNLV’s CBER now projects the county won’t reach 3 million residents until 2055, downshifting expected growth over the next 10 years.

Fewer people are moving to the area and the "makeup" of the population is evolving, UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research says.

UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research reported last year that the county would hit 3 million residents by 2045. It’s now estimated the county won’t reach that population figure until 2055, according to CBER’s 2026 Population Forecast report released Wednesday.

According to the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research, 40% of all small businesses in the state of Nevada were created after the COVID-19 pandemic. Hispanic-owned, Black-owned, and Asian-owned small businesses were among the fastest-growing in Nevada from 2019 to 2022. Women-owned small businesses outpaced male-owned businesses by 17% during that same time period.

To help fill the future shortfall, UNLV has created Nevada’s first bachelor’s degree program in insurance and risk management. UNLV is one of only four major West Coast universities to offer the program, which launched in September with 46 students.

Over 50 years ago, local real estate mogul Irwin Molasky donated 45 acres at Maryland Parkway and Flamingo Road — land that would become the heart of UNLV’s campus. That single gift set in motion the founding of the region’s first university.