Nye County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meNye County economy
6.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.6% the month before
19,141
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,207
people in Nye County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,975
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Nye County ranks
Where Nye County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mountain West8.7 per 10,000 · of 36
- #18Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southwest8.7 per 10,000 · of 97
Nye 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.0%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+524 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Nye County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- AI boom creates jobs but threatens others, dividing Nevada unionsReuters on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
Learn and get funded in Nye County
- 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.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Nye County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Nye 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.
Employers hiring most in Nye 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.
- Mechanics Marketplace2 open roles
- CoreCivic1 open role
- Enhabit Home Health & Hospice1 open role
- Great Basin College1 open role
- Pahrump Community Health Center1 open role
- Universal Hospital Services1 open role
- Valley Electric Association1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nye 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).
- Workforce Connections (Southern Nevada Workforce Development Board)
Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye
EmployNV Career and Youth Hub
Pahrump · Affiliate · 775-727-9970
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Cities in Nye County
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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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