Las Vegas’ jobless rate was again among the highest in the nation for big metro areas in June, new data shows, as tourism keeps sliding in America’s casino capital.
The Las Vegas-area’s unemployment rate, 5.8 percent, was third highest among the 50-plus metro areas with at least a million people, according to non-seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It was only slightly lower than the 5.9 percent jobless rate in Riverside, California. Topping the list was Fresno, California, at 8.5 percent.
Las Vegas’ unemployment rate in May was second highest in the country among big metro areas, lower than only Fresno.
