Nevada’s employment office reported Tuesday that the unemployment rate was 5 percent, unchanged from March but lower compared with April 2021.
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Three companies are projected to add up to 229 jobs in Southern Nevada over the next five years using tax incentives provided by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
Nevada’s employment office reported the state added 2,600 jobs in November and its unemployment rate is 6.8 percent, down 0.4 from October.
Nine firms, including six in Southern Nevada, were awarded $12 million in state tax incentives to create 469 jobs in two years — a figure that could grow to 735 jobs in five years.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced businesses will not face an unemployment insurance tax hike next year, following concerns from employers over a proposed tax increase.
Nevada business leaders spoke out against a proposed increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax during a virtual meeting Friday morning hosted by two state agencies.
The clinic, offered by Legal Aid of Southern Nevada and the city of North Las Vegas, will take place at Neighborhood Recreation Center, 1638 N. Bruce St., from 9 a.m. to noon.
Eric Riccardi has survived a year without receiving his unemployment benefits, but it cost him his savings and the recent sale of his rental property, which was to be his retirement income.
The Supreme Court decision to overturn the federal eviction moratorium Thursday is not expected to have much impact on Nevada because the state already has protections in place for renters.
Nevada is experiencing another surge of COVID-19 cases that could thwart the state’s economic recovery at a time when the safety net of unemployment benefits is due to end Sept. 4.