Nellis AFB, NV jobs, layoffs and employers

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- F135 Field Service Engineer Nellis AFB (Onsite)RTX
- Field Sales Support Systems Engineering Sr Mgr - L6Lockheed Martin Services
- UNIT PROGRAM COORDINATOR (GS-7)Air Combat Command
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (NETWORK/SYSADMIN) (GS-7/12)Air Combat Command
- Cyber Architect (Cyber Architect 3) 28590HII Mission Technologies
- Air Battle Manager/Live Air Control (USAF Weapons School Support) - 29985HII Mission Technologies
- Simulation Systems Engineer (Electrical OR Mechanical) - 29416HII Mission Technologies
- Electronic Warfare Training Systems Analyst (Engineer Systems Test 3) - 28631HII Mission Technologies
- 5th‑Gen Simulation Software Integration Engineer - 29327HII Mission Technologies
- Technical Writer - 30447HII Mission Technologies
Employers hiring most in Nellis AFB
- HII Mission Technologies9 open roles
- Air Combat Command2 open roles
- Modern Technology Solutions2 open roles
- Air Force Legal Operations Agency1 open role
- Lockheed Martin Services1 open role
- Naval Air Systems Command1 open role
- RTX1 open role
Nellis AFB layoffs
No layoff notices naming Nellis AFB in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Clark County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 7.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+17,558 jobs), health care (+17,279 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: agriculture (−339 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Nellis AFB. Each link goes to the publisher.
- AI boom creates jobs but threatens others, dividing Nevada unionsReuters on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
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- Workforce Connections (Southern Nevada Workforce Development Board)
Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye
Clark County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.7% the month before
1,226,229
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,293,764
people in Clark County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,845
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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