Pershing County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pershing County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Pershing County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
2,389
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,505
people in Pershing County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,007
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pershing 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 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Pershing County. 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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Pershing County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Pershing 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 Pershing 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.

Blue Moon Metals7 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pershing 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).

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

Cities in Pershing County

Imlay7 jobs

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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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