Las Vegas’ job growth surpassed the national average early this year, but wage increases in Southern Nevada lagged most of the country, a new report shows.
Total employment in Clark County was up 1.6 percent year-over-year in March, compared with a 0.1 percent bump nationwide. However, average weekly wages locally in the first quarter were up 1.2 percent from a year earlier, compared with a 3.9 percent increase nationally, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Overall, Clark County’s pace of job growth was tied for 22nd among the nearly 380 counties tracked for the report – and its pace of wage growth was tied for 339th, the bureau reported Friday.
