Since June, Nevada has had long-awaited good news regarding jobs and pandemic recovery in the state.

The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) has reported 7,700 jobs added in July, one month after Nevada reached an “all-time high” of 1,452,600 jobs in the state, bringing statewide employment up 5.7% over the last year.

On the other hand, Nevada still ranks among the five states with the highest unemployment rates. Although the state’s unemployment has improved 0.3% since June, the current rate of 4.4% is right behind that of Alaska and New Mexico, the two states tied with the highest unemployment in the nation at 4.5%.