With tourism slumping this year, Las Vegas’ jobless rate was again among the highest in the country for big metro areas last month, new data shows.
The Las Vegas-area’s unemployment rate in July, 6 percent, was tied for third highest in the nation among the 50-plus metro areas with at least 1 million people, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Southern Nevada’s jobless rate was the same as in the Los Angeles area. The second highest, in Riverside, California, was 6.4 percent, while Fresno, California, topped the list at 8.6 percent, the bureau reported, using non-seasonally adjusted data.
Honolulu’s jobless rate, 2.5 percent, was the lowest.
