Churchill County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Churchill County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Churchill County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 10,934

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 25,614

    people in Churchill County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $73,268

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Churchill County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

  • Private-sector jobs up 2.5% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

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Churchill County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Churchill County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Churchill County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Lockheed Martin Services2 open roles
  2. ClearanceJobs1 open role
  3. Commander, Navy Installations Command1 open role
  4. Naval Systems1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Churchill County. 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).

  • Nevadaworks

    Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine

  • EmployNV Career/Business Hub

    Fallon · Affiliate · 775-423-5115

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

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Sources: 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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