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Counties in Nevada by unemployment rate

Mineral County had the highest unemployment rate of 17 counties in December 2025, at 9.5%. Pershing County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Nevada was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.5Mineral County
Lowest3.5Pershing County
Median4.117 counties
Nevada5.2History

All counties, December 2025

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Mineral CountyMineral County: 9.5 %9.5Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 6.7 %6.7Nye CountyNye County: 5.9 %5.9Clark CountyClark County: 5.2 %5.2Storey CountyStorey County: 5.2 %5.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.8 %4.8Eureka CountyEureka County: 4.6 %4.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 4.4 %4.4Churchill CountyChurchill County: 4.1 %4.1Lander CountyLander County: 4.1 %4.1Carson CityCarson City: 4 %4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 4 %4Washoe CountyWashoe County: 4 %4White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 3.8 %3.8Elko CountyElko County: 3.5 %3.5Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 3.5 %3.5Pershing CountyPershing County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Mineral County9.5+0.3 pts
2Esmeralda County6.7+0.9 pts
3Nye County5.9-0.8 pts
4Clark County5.2-0.3 pts
4Storey County5.2-0.2 pts
6Lincoln County4.8-0.1 pts
7Eureka County4.6-0.7 pts
8Lyon County4.4-0.5 pts
9Churchill County4.1-0.4 pts
9Lander County4.1-0.7 pts
11Carson City4-0.3 pts
11Douglas County4-0.3 pts
11Washoe County4-0.3 pts
14White Pine County3.8-0.1 pts
15Elko County3.5-0.4 pts
15Humboldt County3.5-0.2 pts
15Pershing County3.5-0.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Mineral County, with 9.5% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Pershing County, with 3.5% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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