A new report reveals a startling trend in the U.S. labor market: a record number of Americans with four-year college degrees are unemployed. According to Bloomberg, individuals with these degrees now make up 25% of the unemployed workforce.

With a 5.5 percent unemployment rate, Nevada still trails every other U.S. state. In Clark County, the rate is lower, at 4.9 percent, according to 2023 Census estimates. For ages 20 to 24 in Las Vegas, the unemployment rate is 8.2 percent. For ages 25-29, it’s 6.6 percent. Meanwhile, Nevada’s unemployment rate for educated residents has steadily declined in recent years, and the state’s hiring rate, 3.9 percent, beats most other states, suggesting a strong labor market.

In Nevada, some of the most stable jobs in the field have been with the slot suppliers. For those seeking to become game developers, one challenge has been that students under 21 don’t have the opportunity to study a lot of games in the field. In Nevada and many states, the legal gambling age is 21.

To get more engineers to stay in the state after graduation, UNLV received $4 million from the GOED for a program that helps students obtain paid internships with startup and tech companies.

Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to NSHE’s website.

July 27 marked National Intern Day, a created holiday to recognize and celebrate interns. Super Bowl Host Committee officials add they are currently recruiting for the final round of interns from UNLV that will work the game itself this February.