Carson City, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCarson City economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
28,941
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
58,364
people in Carson City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,809
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Carson City ranks
Where Carson City placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mountain West9.8 per 10,000 · of 36
- #4Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mountain West−0.7 points · of 32
- #7Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southwest9.8 per 10,000 · of 97
- #10Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.7 points · of 55
- #12Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southwest3.5% · of 100
- #22Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mountain West17% · of 40
Carson City 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 6.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+486 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Carson City. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Nevada unions, politicians caught between AI job creation and destructionReuters on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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Carson City layoffs
No layoff notices naming Carson City 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Carson City. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Nevada? How to file for unemployment in Nevada (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Nevada’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Nevada unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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