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.

Health care is poised to lead job growth in Clark County, according to the latest annual report from the UNLV’s The Center for Business and Economic Research.

Millionaires have been flocking to Las Vegas at unprecedented rates and buying up lavish properties, a new study has revealed. From 2019 to 2023, the number of millionaires moving to the Sin City metropolitan area has boomed by 166 percent, according to Rent Cafe, which crunched numbers from Census Bureau data.

The Federal Reserve voted June 18 to keep interest rates at its current of 4.25% to 4.5% range. Since then, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has explained their decision making and what leads into a decision like this.

Clark County’s population is expected to hit 3 million by 2045, according to new projections from the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research.

Three million. That's the projection of Clark County's population by 2045, according to the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER). This projection is mainly attributed to historical trends affected by the population growth seen pots-pandemic, according to CBER.