Storey County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Storey County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Storey County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.8% the month before
1,715
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
4,139
people in Storey County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$96,000
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Storey 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 9.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.1%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,036 jobs), construction (+504 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,037 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Storey 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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Storey County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Storey 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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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Storey 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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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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