Employment & Unemployment

Employment & Unemployment Estimates for December 2009 Unemployment Rates: Nevada Statewide 13.0% (Seasonally Adjusted) Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 13.1% Reno-Sparks MSA 12.7% Carson City MSA 12.7% Elko Micropolitan Area 6.8% United States 10.0% (Seasonally Adjusted) California (Nov) 12.3% (Seasonally Adjusted) Employment estimates are produced by the Current Employment Statistics program. Labor Force estimates are produced by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program Research and Analysis Bureau, Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation operates these programs in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Telephone (775) 684-0450

Nevada Statewide (Estimates In Thousands) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DEC 2009 DEC 2008 CHANGE % CHANGE NOV 2009 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1369.8 1396.5-26.7-1.9% 1371.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 176.0 121.3 54.7 45.1% 161.3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.8% 8.7% ------ ------ 11.8% RATE (Seasonally Adjusted) 13.0% 8.4% ------ ------ 12.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1193.8 1275.2-81.4-6.4% 1210.3 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 1160.9 1241.6-80.7-6.5% 1173.4 132.2 165.7-33.5-20.2% 138.5 Natural Resources & Mining 11.9 12.6-0.7-5.6% 12.2 Metal Ore Mining 9.7 9.9-0.2-2.0% 9.7 Construction 77.2 106.7-29.5-27.6% 82.5 Specialty Trade Contractors 57.9 76.4-18.5-24.2% 62.0 Manufacturing 43.1 46.4-3.3-7.1% 43.8 Durable Goods 29.7 31.9-2.2-6.9% 30.2 Computer & Electronic Products 11.8 12.6-0.8-6.3% 11.9 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 8.0 8.5-0.5-5.9% 8.0 Non-durable Goods 13.4 14.5-1.1-7.6% 13.6 Services Producing 1028.7 1075.9-47.2-4.4% 1034.9 Private Service Providing 870.9 910.0-39.1-4.3% 876.7 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 225.1 234.4-9.3-4.0% 226.5 Wholesale 38.1 38.5-0.4-1.0% 38.4 Retail 132.2 141.0-8.8-6.2% 132.7 General Merchandise & Clothing 48.7 48.6 0.1 0.2% 47.9 Food & Beverage Stores 20.8 21.6-0.8-3.7% 20.9 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.8 7.6 0.2 2.6% 7.6 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 54.8 54.9-0.1-0.2% 55.4 Utilities 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0% 4.6 Transportation & Warehousing 50.2 50.3-0.1-0.2% 50.8 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and 20.4 21.6-1.2-5.6% 21.0 Air 7.0 7.1-0.1-1.4% 7.0 Transit and Ground Passenger 13.3 13.4-0.1-0.7% 13.4 Taxi and Limousine Service 8.9 9.5-0.6-6.3% 9.0 Information 13.5 14.5-1.0-6.9% 13.8 Telecommunications 4.9 5.2-0.3-5.8% 4.9 Financial Activities 58.0 59.9-1.9-3.2% 58.0 Finance and Insurance 32.7 34.7-2.0-5.8% 32.8 Credit Intermediation & Related 20.4 21.4-1.0-4.7% 20.4 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 25.3 25.2 0.1 0.4% 25.2 Professional & Business Services 138.2 145.9-7.7-5.3% 138.9 Professional, Scientific and Technical 50.0 53.1-3.1-5.8% 49.8 Management of Companies 18.2 18.2 0.0 0.0% 18.3 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 70.0 74.6-4.6-6.2% 70.8 Administrative & Support Services 67.7 71.3-3.6-5.0% 68.0 Employment Services 14.1 18.2-4.1-22.5% 13.9 Education and Health Services 100.0 96.4 3.6 3.7% 99.5 Educational Services 8.8 7.9 0.9 11.4% 8.8 Health Care and Social Assistance 91.2 88.5 2.7 3.1% 90.7 Ambulatory Health Care Services 42.0 41.1 0.9 2.2% 41.7 Hospitals 22.4 22.0 0.4 1.8% 22.4 Leisure and Hospitality 299.5 322.3-22.8-7.1% 303.4 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 27.0 27.7-0.7-2.5% 27.0 Accommodation and Food Service 272.5 294.6-22.1-7.5% 276.4 Accommodation 179.5 198.2-18.7-9.4% 182.3 Casino Hotels and Gaming 177.4 195.6-18.2-9.3% 180.3 Casino Hotels 165.9 183.6-17.7-9.6% 168.8 Gaming Industries 11.5 12.0-0.5-4.2% 11.5 Food Services and Drinking Places 93.0 96.4-3.4-3.5% 94.1 Full-Service Restaurants 47.9 48.1-0.2-0.4% 47.8 Limited-Service Restaurants 36.0 36.4-0.4-1.1% 36.0 Other Services 36.6 36.6 0.0 0.0% 36.6 Government 157.8 165.9-8.1-4.9% 158.2 Federal 17.2 17.4-0.2-1.1% 17.2 State 38.7 39.3-0.6-1.5% 38.7 Local 101.9 109.2-7.3-6.7% 102.3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Employment by place of work. Does not coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple job holders.

Las Vegas-Paradise MSA Includes Clark County (Estimates In Thousands) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DEC 2009 DEC 2008 CHANGE % CHANGE NOV 2009 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 981.9 1006.1-24.2-2.4% 984.9 UNEMPLOYMENT 128.2 87.5 40.7 46.5% 118.8 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.1% 8.7% ------ ------ 12.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 853.7 918.6-64.9-7.1% 866.1 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 833.0 899.7-66.7-7.4% 842.8 86.2 111.5-25.3-22.7% 91.0 Natural Resources & Mining 0.3 0.4-0.1-25.0% 0.4 Construction 63.0 86.5-23.5-27.2% 67.7 Construction of Buildings 11.0 15.8-4.8-30.4% 11.6 Specialty Trade Contractors 47.9 62.0-14.1-22.7% 51.5 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 11.0 15.9-4.9-30.8% 13.0 Building Finishing Contractors 10.8 15.7-4.9-31.2% 12.3 Manufacturing 22.9 24.6-1.7-6.9% 22.9 Durable Goods 14.8 15.9-1.1-6.9% 14.8 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.9 5.2-0.3-5.8% 4.9 Non-durable Goods 8.1 8.7-0.6-6.9% 8.1 Services Producing 746.8 788.2-41.4-5.3% 751.8 Private Service Providing 648.7 682.6-33.9-5.0% 653.6 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 154.5 163.2-8.7-5.3% 155.9 Wholesale 22.3 23.6-1.3-5.5% 22.4 Retail 94.4 101.8-7.4-7.3% 95.2 General Merchandise & Clothing 37.2 37.5-0.3-0.8% 36.7 Food & Beverage Stores 14.5 15.2-0.7-4.6% 14.5 Health and Personal Care Stores 6.2 6.1 0.1 1.6% 6.0 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 37.8 37.8 0.0 0.0% 38.3 Utilities 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0% 3.1 Transportation & Warehousing 34.7 34.7 0.0 0.0% 35.2 Air 6.4 6.3 0.1 1.6% 6.4 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.6 12.5 0.1 0.8% 12.7 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.7 9.7 0.0 0.0% 9.8 Information 9.9 10.6-0.7-6.6% 10.0 Telecomunications 3.4 3.7-0.3-8.1% 3.4 Financial Activites 45.2 46.2-1.0-2.2% 45.2 Finance and Insurance 24.9 26.3-1.4-5.3% 24.9 Credit Intermediation & Related 16.2 17.0-0.8-4.7% 16.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 20.3 19.9 0.4 2.0% 20.3 Professional & Business Services 100.9 106.1-5.2-4.9% 101.7 Professional, Scientific and Technical 34.1 37.0-2.9-7.8% 34.1 Management of Companies 13.3 13.7-0.4-2.9% 13.4 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 53.5 55.4-1.9-3.4% 54.2 Administative and Support Services 52.2 53.0-0.8-1.5% 52.9 Employment Services 8.9 11.2-2.3-20.5% 8.9 Other Support Services 7.7 7.8-0.1-1.3% 9.2 Education and Health Services 69.7 67.4 2.3 3.4% 69.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 63.0 61.3 1.7 2.8% 62.7 Ambulatory Health Care Services 30.1 29.3 0.8 2.7% 29.9 Hospitals 15.6 15.3 0.3 2.0% 15.5 Leisure and Hospitality 242.6 263.3-20.7-7.9% 245.6 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 17.1 17.7-0.6-3.4% 17.1 Accommodation and Food Service 225.5 245.6-20.1-8.2% 228.5 Accommodation 151.4 168.8-17.4-10.3% 153.6 Casino Hotels and Gaming 146.2 162.6-16.4-10.1% 148.5 Casino Hotels 140.8 157.0-16.2-10.3% 143.1 Gaming Industries 5.4 5.6-0.2-3.6% 5.4 Food Services and Drinking Places 74.1 76.8-2.7-3.5% 74.9 Full-Service Restaurants 39.0 39.4-0.4-1.0% 38.9 Limited-Service Restaurants 26.8 27.1-0.3-1.1% 26.8 Other Services 25.9 25.8 0.1 0.4% 25.9 Government 98.1 105.6-7.5-7.1% 98.2 Federal 11.2 11.6-0.4-3.4% 11.3 State 17.8 18.5-0.7-3.8% 17.7 Local 69.1 75.5-6.4-8.5% 69.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Employment by place of work. Does not coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple job holders.

Reno-Sparks MSA Includes Washoe and Storey Counties (Estimates In Thousands) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DEC 2009 DEC 2008 CHANGE % CHANGE NOV 2009 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 226.3 230.0-3.7-1.6% 225.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 28.7 20.1 8.6 42.8% 25.6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.7% 8.8% ------ ------ 11.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 197.6 209.9-12.3-5.9% 199.9 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 196.3 209.6-13.3-6.3% 197.9 22.7 27.7-5.0-18.1% 23.5 Natural Resources & Mining 0.3 0.4-0.1-25.0% 0.3 Construction 10.0 13.6-3.6-26.5% 10.6 Manufacturing 12.4 13.7-1.3-9.5% 12.6 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2.7 3.5-0.8-22.9% 2.7 Services Producing 173.6 181.9-8.3-4.6% 174.4 Private Service Producing 144.0 151.6-7.6-5.0% 144.6 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 47.5 48.4-0.9-1.9% 47.6 Wholesale 10.3 10.4-0.1-1.0% 10.5 Retail 23.6 24.4-0.8-3.3% 23.5 General Merchandise & Clothing 7.4 7.4 0.0 0.0% 7.3 Food & Beverage Stores 3.4 3.7-0.3-8.1% 3.5 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 13.6 13.6 0.0 0.0% 13.6 Information 2.5 2.8-0.3-10.7% 2.5 Financial Activites 9.2 9.5-0.3-3.2% 9.2 Finance and Insurance 5.7 5.8-0.1-1.7% 5.7 Professional & Business Services 23.7 27.4-3.7-13.5% 23.8 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 9.7 12.9-3.2-24.8% 9.7 Education and Health Services 21.2 21.0 0.2 1.0% 21.1 Leisure and Hospitality 33.0 35.5-2.5-7.0% 33.5 Accommodation and Food Service 29.1 30.4-1.3-4.3% 29.4 Accommodation 16.6 17.7-1.1-6.2% 16.8 Casino Hotels 15.5 16.6-1.1-6.6% 15.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 12.5 12.7-0.2-1.6% 12.6 Other Services 6.9 7.0-0.1-1.4% 6.9 Government 29.6 30.3-0.7-2.3% 29.8 Federal 3.5 3.6-0.1-2.8% 3.5 State 10.1 10.1 0.0 0.0% 10.2 Local 16.0 16.6-0.6-3.6% 16.1 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Employment by place of work. Does not coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple job holders. Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau

Carson City MSA* Includes Carson City (Estimates In Thousands) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DEC 2009 DEC 2008 CHANGE % CHANGE NOV 2009 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29.4 29.4 0.0 0.0% 29.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 3.7 2.6 1.1 42.3% 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.7% 9.0% ------ ------ 11.2% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25.7 26.8-1.1-4.1% 26.0 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 29.9 31.0-1.1-3.5% 30.0 4.1 4.6-0.5-10.9% 4.2 Manufacturing 2.7 2.9-0.2-6.9% 2.6 Services Producing 25.8 26.4-0.6-2.3% 25.8 Private Service Producing 14.1 14.8-0.7-4.7% 14.2 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 4.1 4.3-0.2-4.7% 4.1 Retail 3.1 3.3-0.2-6.1% 3.0 Professional & Business Services 2.0 2.1-0.1-4.8% 1.9 Leisure and Hospitality 2.9 3.4-0.5-14.7% 3.0 Government 11.7 11.6 0.1 0.9% 11.6 Federal 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0% 0.6 State 8.1 7.9 0.2 2.5% 8.0 Local 3.0 3.1-0.1-3.2% 3.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Employment by place of work. Does not coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple job holders. Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau * Due to federal budget constraints, estimates for the Carson City MSA will no longer be sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Methods used to provide the estimates will differ from previous years and results may not be comparable.

Elko Micropolitan Area (Includes Elko and Eureka Counties) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DEC 2009 DEC 2008 CHANGE % CHANGE NOV 2009 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.7 28.3 0.4 1.4% 28.8 UNEMPLOYMENT 2.0 1.3 0.7 53.8% 1.7 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.8% 4.7% ------ ------ 5.9% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.7 27.0-0.3-1.1% 27.1 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA Information compiled by DETR's Research & Analysis Bureau

Nevada Statewide 2009 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 1211.0 1209.7 1207.2 1202.7 1203.1 1195.8 1180.7 1173.7 1182.8 1182.4 1173.4 1160.9 1190.3 157.7 156.3 155.2 153.9 151.0 150.2 147.8 145.3 141.1 139.9 138.5 132.2 147.4 Natural Resources & Mining 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.2 11.9 12.3 Metal Ore Mining 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 Construction 99.5 98.4 97.6 96.5 93.4 92.5 90.3 88.0 84.4 83.6 82.5 77.2 90.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 71.5 70.8 69.7 69.3 68.0 68.0 66.6 65.3 63.4 62.8 62.0 57.9 66.3 Manufacturing 45.7 45.5 45.2 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.0 44.9 44.5 44.1 43.8 43.1 44.8 Durable Goods 31.5 31.3 31.1 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.9 30.6 30.3 30.2 29.7 30.8 Computer & Electronic Products 12.4 12.4 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.0 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 Non-durable Goods 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.4 14.0 Services Producing 1053.3 1053.4 1052.0 1048.8 1052.1 1045.6 1032.9 1028.4 1041.7 1042.5 1034.9 1028.7 1042.9 Private Service Providing 894.9 890.8 889.2 887.7 890.8 889.7 883.3 879.3 882.8 882.2 876.7 870.9 884.9 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 227.1 224.3 224.4 223.1 224.6 224.2 223.7 223.3 223.3 223.2 226.5 225.1 224.4 Wholesale 38.2 38.1 38.2 37.9 38.3 37.7 37.9 38.3 38.4 38.4 38.4 38.1 38.2 Retail 135.0 132.6 132.6 131.7 132.1 132.2 131.9 130.8 130.1 129.2 132.7 132.2 131.9 General Merchandise & Clothing 45.4 44.0 44.2 43.9 44.0 44.3 45.1 44.9 44.6 45.1 47.9 48.7 45.2 Food & Beverage Stores 20.8 20.7 20.6 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.8 20.8 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.4 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 53.9 53.6 53.6 53.5 54.2 54.3 53.9 54.2 54.8 55.6 55.4 54.8 54.3 Utilities 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 Transportation & Warehousing 49.3 49.0 49.0 48.9 49.6 49.7 49.3 49.6 50.2 51.0 50.8 50.2 49.7 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and Warehousing/Storage 20.4 20.1 20.2 20.1 20.5 20.6 20.5 20.6 21.2 21.6 21.0 20.4 20.6 Air 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 Transit and Ground Passenger 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.3 13.3 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.9 9.0 Information 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.8 13.5 14.1 Telecommunications 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 Financial Activities 58.9 58.9 59.0 58.7 58.7 58.0 57.7 57.9 57.7 58.4 58.0 58.0 58.3 Finance and Insurance 34.1 34.1 34.2 33.8 33.5 33.0 32.7 32.8 32.6 32.9 32.8 32.7 33.3 Credit Intermediation & Related 21.1 21.0 21.0 20.7 20.7 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.2 20.7 20.4 20.4 20.6 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.9 25.2 25.0 25.0 25.1 25.1 25.5 25.2 25.3 25.1 Professional & Business Services 146.1 144.8 143.1 141.7 141.6 142.3 140.3 139.4 143.1 142.2 138.9 138.2 141.8 Professional, Scientific and Technical 52.7 53.1 53.2 53.3 51.7 52.5 52.8 52.6 51.9 51.7 49.8 50.0 52.1 Management of Companies 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.9 18.8 18.8 18.3 18.2 18.6 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 74.9 73.1 71.2 69.8 71.2 71.0 68.7 67.9 72.4 71.7 70.8 70.0 71.1 Administrative & Support Services 71.4 69.7 67.7 66.3 67.2 67.4 64.7 64.4 68.5 68.1 68.0 67.7 67.6 Employment Services 16.0 15.7 15.6 15.2 15.5 15.6 13.5 13.9 14.1 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.8 Education and Health Services 96.2 97.1 97.5 97.6 98.4 98.6 97.5 96.8 98.1 99.5 99.5 100.0 98.1 Educational Services 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.4 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.3 Health Care and Social Assistance 88.4 89.0 89.2 89.3 90.1 90.4 89.6 88.8 89.7 90.9 90.7 91.2 89.8 Ambulatory Health Care Services 40.6 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.5 41.8 41.7 41.7 41.4 41.7 41.7 42.0 41.4 Hospitals 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.3 Leisure and Hospitality 316.1 315.2 314.5 315.9 316.2 315.2 312.9 310.6 309.7 308.2 303.4 299.5 311.5 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 27.2 27.2 27.5 27.8 27.9 28.2 28.1 28.1 28.1 27.4 27.0 27.0 27.6 Accommodation and Food Service 288.9 288.0 287.0 288.1 288.3 287.0 284.8 282.5 281.6 280.8 276.4 272.5 283.8 Accommodation 194.1 193.1 191.1 191.1 190.3 189.8 187.9 187.2 185.6 185.1 182.3 179.5 188.1 Casino Hotels and Gaming 191.4 190.4 188.5 188.5 187.8 187.5 185.6 185.1 183.7 183.0 180.3 177.4 185.8 Casino Hotels 179.6 178.6 176.7 176.7 176.1 175.8 173.9 173.4 171.9 171.4 168.8 165.9 174.1 Gaming Industries 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 94.8 94.9 95.9 97.0 98.0 97.2 96.9 95.3 96.0 95.7 94.1 93.0 95.7 Full-Service Restaurants 47.5 47.6 47.7 48.1 48.5 48.8 48.4 47.6 47.5 47.6 47.8 47.9 47.9 Limited-Service Restaurants 35.8 35.9 36.4 37.0 37.4 37.6 37.3 36.6 36.4 36.1 36.0 36.0 36.5 Other Services 36.1 36.1 36.4 36.4 36.8 37.1 37.0 37.2 37.0 36.7 36.6 36.6 36.7 Government 158.4 162.6 162.8 161.1 161.3 155.9 149.6 149.1 158.9 160.3 158.2 157.8 158.0 Federal 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.7 17.9 17.7 17.5 17.6 17.2 17.2 17.4 State 34.3 37.8 38.6 38.3 38.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 36.2 39.2 38.7 38.7 36.9 Local 107.0 107.8 107.1 105.6 105.7 103.9 97.3 96.9 105.2 103.5 102.3 101.9 103.7 Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders. Jan-10

Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 2009 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 881.4 878.6 875.6 871.5 870.5 862.7 851.8 844.7 853.7 851.9 842.8 833.0 859.9 107.7 106.4 105.4 104.2 101.6 100.9 99.0 96.8 93.4 92.3 91.0 86.2 98.7 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 Construction 82.9 81.9 81.1 80.0 77.4 76.6 74.9 72.7 69.5 68.7 67.7 63.0 74.7 Construction of Buildings 15.3 15.1 14.9 15.0 13.4 13.2 12.7 12.6 12.1 12.0 11.6 11.0 13.2 Specialty Trade Contractors 59.4 59.1 57.9 57.9 57.7 57.5 56.6 54.6 52.7 52.2 51.5 47.9 55.4 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.0 15.1 15.1 14.5 14.5 14.1 13.5 13.0 11.0 14.3 Building Finishing Contractors 14.7 14.6 14.1 14.0 13.5 13.4 12.7 12.6 12.3 12.4 12.3 10.8 13.1 Manufacturing 24.4 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.7 23.5 23.2 22.9 22.9 23.7 Durable Goods 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.8 15.2 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 Non-durable Goods 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.4 Services Producing 773.7 772.2 770.2 767.3 768.9 761.8 752.8 747.9 760.3 759.6 751.8 746.8 761.1 Private Service Providing 673.2 669.9 667.6 666.2 668.4 666.1 660.3 656.3 659.6 658.8 653.6 648.7 662.4 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 158.1 156.0 156.0 154.7 155.2 154.3 154.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 155.9 154.5 154.9 Wholesale 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.2 23.3 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.3 22.8 Retail 97.5 95.6 95.6 94.6 94.8 94.7 94.6 93.5 93.0 92.4 95.2 94.4 94.7 General Merchandise & Clothing 35.2 34.1 34.4 34.2 34.1 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.1 34.7 36.7 37.2 34.8 Food & Beverage Stores 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 Health and Personal Care Stores 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.2 5.9 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 37.2 37.0 37.0 36.9 37.1 37.2 37.2 37.3 37.7 38.4 38.3 37.8 37.4 Utilities 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 Transportation & Warehousing 34.1 33.9 33.9 33.8 34.0 34.1 34.1 34.2 34.6 35.3 35.2 34.7 34.3 Air 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.5 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 Information 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.3 Telecomunications 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 Financial Activites 45.6 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.5 45.4 45.1 45.4 45.2 45.5 45.2 45.2 45.4 Finance and Insurance 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.6 25.4 25.3 25.0 25.2 24.9 25.0 24.9 24.9 25.3 Credit Intermediation & Related 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 19.7 19.7 19.6 19.8 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.5 20.3 20.3 20.1 Professional & Business Services 108.7 107.8 105.6 104.1 104.1 104.2 102.5 101.7 105.6 104.6 101.7 100.9 104.3 Professional, Scientific and Technical 36.8 37.1 37.0 37.1 36.1 36.5 36.7 36.5 36.0 35.7 34.1 34.1 36.1 Management of Companies 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.4 13.3 13.8 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 57.9 56.7 54.6 53.1 54.1 53.9 51.9 51.3 55.7 55.0 54.2 53.5 54.3 Administative and Support Services 55.4 54.3 52.9 51.5 52.3 52.5 50.1 49.8 53.5 53.0 52.9 52.2 52.5 Employment Services 10.7 10.5 10.2 9.8 10.1 10.2 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.6 Other Support Services 10.8 10.2 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.3 8.6 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.2 7.7 9.2 Education and Health Services 67.1 67.8 68.2 68.5 69.4 69.5 68.7 68.1 68.6 69.4 69.3 69.7 68.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 61.2 61.7 61.9 62.0 62.7 62.9 62.2 61.5 62.3 62.9 62.7 63.0 62.3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 29.0 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.9 30.0 30.0 29.9 29.7 29.9 29.9 30.1 29.7 Hospitals 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.8 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.6 Leisure and Hospitality 258.0 257.0 256.2 257.4 257.6 256.2 253.5 251.4 250.8 250.0 245.6 242.6 253.0 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 17.3 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.8 17.9 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.5 Accommodation and Food Service 240.7 239.7 238.7 239.8 239.8 238.3 235.8 233.8 233.2 232.7 228.5 225.5 235.5 Accommodation 164.8 163.7 161.9 162.0 161.5 160.3 158.5 158.0 156.6 156.2 153.6 151.4 159.0 Casino Hotels and Gaming 159.0 157.9 156.2 156.2 155.7 154.9 153.1 152.7 151.3 151.0 148.5 146.2 153.6 Casino Hotels 153.4 152.4 150.7 150.7 150.3 149.5 147.7 147.3 145.9 145.6 143.1 140.8 148.1 Gaming Industries 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 Food Services and Drinking Places 75.9 76.0 76.8 77.8 78.3 78.0 77.3 75.8 76.6 76.5 74.9 74.1 76.5 Full-Service Restaurants 39.0 39.1 39.1 39.4 39.6 39.5 39.2 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.9 39.0 39.1 Limited-Service Restaurants 26.7 26.7 27.1 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.7 27.2 27.1 26.8 26.8 26.8 27.2 Other Services 25.3 25.4 25.7 25.7 26.0 26.1 26.0 26.3 26.1 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.9 Government 100.5 102.3 102.6 101.1 100.5 95.7 92.5 91.6 100.7 100.8 98.2 98.1 98.7 Federal 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.4 State 15.4 17.0 17.7 17.3 17.3 14.3 14.6 14.3 16.0 18.6 17.7 17.8 16.5 Local 73.7 73.9 73.5 72.4 71.7 70.0 66.3 65.9 73.3 70.7 69.2 69.1 70.8 Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders Jan-10

Reno-Sparks MSA 2009 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 198.9 199.9 199.6 199.2 199.6 200.1 196.9 197.0 196.9 197.6 197.9 196.3 198.3 25.5 25.3 25.1 25.2 25.1 25.1 24.6 24.4 23.9 23.8 23.5 22.7 24.5 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Construction 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.0 11.2 Manufacturing 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 13.0 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 Services Producing 173.4 174.6 174.5 174.0 174.5 175.0 172.3 172.6 173.0 173.8 174.4 173.6 173.8 Private Service Producing 144.9 144.5 144.4 144.4 144.5 145.0 145.2 145.0 144.6 144.4 144.6 144.0 144.6 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 46.0 45.6 45.7 45.6 45.9 46.1 46.8 46.9 46.9 47.0 47.6 47.5 46.5 Wholesale 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.4 Retail 22.7 22.3 22.4 22.3 22.5 22.6 23.3 23.1 23.0 22.9 23.5 23.6 22.9 General Merchandise & Clothing 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.4 6.7 Food & Beverage Stores 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.2 Information 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 Financial Activites 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 Finance and Insurance 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Professional & Business Services 24.5 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.2 24.4 24.1 24.1 24.0 23.9 23.8 23.7 24.1 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 10.0 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 Education and Health Services 20.8 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.0 Leisure and Hospitality 34.7 34.7 34.4 34.5 34.5 34.6 34.5 34.3 34.1 33.7 33.5 33.0 34.2 Accommodation and Food Service 29.6 29.7 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.8 30.1 30.0 29.9 29.5 29.4 29.1 29.6 Accommodation 17.4 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.1 16.9 16.8 16.6 17.1 Casino Hotels 16.4 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.0 15.9 15.7 15.5 16.1 Food Services and Drinking Places 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 Other Services 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 Government 28.5 30.1 30.1 29.6 30.0 30.0 27.1 27.6 28.4 29.4 29.8 29.6 29.2 Federal 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 State 8.8 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.7 Local 16.2 16.7 16.5 16.1 16.6 16.5 14.5 14.7 15.3 15.9 16.1 16.0 15.9 Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders. Jan-10

Carson City MSA* 2009 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 29.9 30.5 30.5 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.4 30.3 30.1 30.0 30.0 29.9 30.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 Manufacturing 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 Services Producing 25.5 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.1 26.0 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 26.0 Private Service Producing 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.3 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 Retail 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 Professional & Business Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 Leisure and Hospitality 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 Government 11.3 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.6 Federal 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 State 7.7 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.0 Local 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Detail may not add due to rounding. This report reflects non-ag employment by place of work. It does not necessarily coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple jobholders. Jan-10 Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau * Due to federal budget constraints, estimates for the Carson City MSA will no longer be sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Methods used to provide the estimates will differ from previous years and results may not be comparable.

2009 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Estimates In Thousands Revised January 2009. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG NEVADA TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1405.1 1404.1 1390.5 1395.2 1402.0 1404.6 1408.9 1404.5 1407.1 1385.7 1371.6 1369.8 1395.7 UNEMPLOYMENT 143.4 144.9 146.4 145.8 154.2 169.6 179.0 182.4 190.7 174.9 161.3 176.0 164.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.2% 10.3% 10.5% 10.5% 11.0% 12.1% 12.7% 13.0% 13.6% 12.6% 11.8% 12.8% 11.8% RATE-SEASONALLY ADJ. 9.4% 10.0% 10.4% 10.6% 11.2% 12.0% 12.5% 13.2% 13.3% 12.9% 12.3% 13.0% 11.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1261.7 1259.2 1244.1 1249.4 1247.8 1235.0 1229.9 1222.1 1216.4 1210.8 1210.3 1193.8 1231.7 LAS VEGAS MSA 2/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1015.7 1013.0 1002.9 1006.6 1012.1 1011.2 1013.2 1007.1 1011.5 995.5 984.9 981.9 1004.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 101.4 102.3 104.2 104.4 112.4 124.8 132.3 135.1 141.0 129.3 118.8 128.2 119.5 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.0% 10.1% 10.4% 10.4% 11.1% 12.3% 13.1% 13.4% 13.9% 13.0% 12.1% 13.1% 11.9% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 914.3 910.7 898.7 902.2 899.7 886.4 880.9 872.0 870.5 866.2 866.1 853.7 885.1 RENO MSA 3/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 227.6 228.9 226.5 227.3 227.6 228.8 228.5 229.0 228.0 225.5 225.5 226.3 227.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 25.1 25.5 25.3 24.9 25.2 26.8 28.0 28.4 29.9 27.5 25.6 28.7 26.8 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.0% 11.1% 11.7% 12.2% 12.4% 13.1% 12.2% 11.4% 12.7% 11.8% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 202.5 203.4 201.2 202.4 202.4 202.0 200.5 200.6 198.1 198.0 199.9 197.6 200.7 CARSON CITY MSA 4/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29.3 29.7 29.5 29.6 29.8 30.0 30.1 30.3 30.1 29.6 29.3 29.4 29.7 UNEMPLOYMENT 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.2% 11.3% 11.3% 10.8% 10.7% 11.5% 11.7% 12.1% 12.8% 11.8% 11.2% 12.7% 11.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.0 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.2 26.1 26.0 25.7 26.3 ELKO MICROPOLITAN AREA 5/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.5 28.6 28.5 28.5 28.7 29.2 29.9 30.3 30.0 29.7 28.8 28.7 29.1 UNEMPLOYMENT 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.4% 6.4% 6.3% 6.0% 5.9% 6.6% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9% 6.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.7 26.8 26.7 26.8 27.0 27.3 27.9 28.3 27.9 27.8 27.1 26.7 27.2 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data. 2/ Clark County 3/ Washoe and Storey Counties 4/ Carson City 5/ Elko and Eureka Counties

2009 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised January 2009. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG CARSON CITY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29,350 29,680 29,490 29,610 29,770 30,010 30,120 30,220 30,020 29,570 29,310 29,410 29,710 UNEMPLOYMENT 3,300 3,360 3,320 3,190 3,180 3,450 3,530 3,670 3,860 3,480 3,290 3,730 3,440 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.2% 11.3% 11.3% 10.8% 10.7% 11.5% 11.7% 12.1% 12.8% 11.8% 11.2% 12.7% 11.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26,050 26,320 26,170 26,420 26,590 26,560 26,590 26,550 26,160 26,090 26,020 25,680 26,270 CHURCHILL COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 13,870 13,770 13,670 13,780 13,670 13,930 14,030 14,120 14,020 13,870 13,490 13,570 13,820 UNEMPLOYMENT 1,200 1,270 1,200 1,250 1,140 1,210 1,290 1,320 1,390 1,290 1,170 1,380 1,260 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.7% 9.2% 8.8% 9.0% 8.3% 8.7% 9.2% 9.4% 9.9% 9.3% 8.7% 10.2% 9.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 12,670 12,500 12,470 12,530 12,530 12,720 12,740 12,800 12,630 12,580 12,320 12,190 12,560 CLARK COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1,015,640 1,012,960 1,002,950 1,006,530 1,012,090 1,011,210 1,013,160 1,007,060 1,011,540 995,490 984,850 981,910 1,004,610 UNEMPLOYMENT 101,370 102,280 104,200 104,360 112,390 124,780 132,260 135,060 141,010 129,300 118,800 128,210 119,500 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.0% 10.1% 10.4% 10.4% 11.1% 12.3% 13.1% 13.4% 13.9% 13.0% 12.1% 13.1% 11.9% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 914,270 910,680 898,750 902,170 899,700 886,430 880,900 872,000 870,530 866,190 866,050 853,700 885,110 DOUGLAS COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 23,480 23,610 23,470 23,420 23,530 23,850 24,430 24,510 24,240 23,620 23,240 23,410 23,730 UNEMPLOYMENT 2,640 2,670 2,630 2,520 2,600 2,830 2,920 2,890 3,070 2,850 2,740 3,060 2,780 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.2% 11.3% 11.2% 10.8% 11.1% 11.9% 11.9% 11.8% 12.7% 12.1% 11.8% 13.1% 11.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 20,840 20,940 20,840 20,900 20,930 21,020 21,510 21,620 21,170 20,770 20,500 20,350 20,950 ELKO COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 27,670 27,760 27,640 27,680 27,890 28,380 29,060 29,350 29,090 28,780 27,980 27,820 28,260 UNEMPLOYMENT 1,770 1,780 1,730 1,650 1,660 1,880 1,950 1,920 1,980 1,840 1,650 1,890 1,810 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.4% 6.4% 6.3% 5.9% 6.0% 6.6% 6.7% 6.5% 6.8% 6.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25,900 25,980 25,910 26,030 26,230 26,500 27,110 27,430 27,110 26,940 26,330 25,930 26,450 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2009 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised January 2009. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG ESMERALDA COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 470 450 450 450 430 430 440 450 450 440 420 410 440 UNEMPLOYMENT 40 30 40 40 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.6% 7.1% 8.0% 8.4% 7.8% 9.7% 10.0% 8.3% 8.1% 8.8% 8.4% 9.2% 8.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 430 420 410 410 400 390 400 410 410 400 380 370 400 EUREKA COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 850 840 850 850 850 850 890 910 900 880 860 860 860 UNEMPLOYMENT 60 50 60 60 50 50 70 80 80 60 60 70 60 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.1% 6.2% 6.8% 6.5% 5.8% 5.8% 7.3% 8.3% 9.3% 7.3% 6.8% 7.7% 7.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 790 790 790 790 800 800 820 830 820 820 800 790 800 HUMBOLDT COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 7,980 7,940 7,900 7,890 7,940 8,090 8,220 8,350 8,310 8,180 7,820 7,750 8,030 UNEMPLOYMENT 630 630 620 630 630 690 710 680 710 630 570 660 650 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 8.0% 8.0% 8.5% 8.6% 8.1% 8.6% 7.7% 7.3% 8.6% 8.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 7,350 7,310 7,280 7,260 7,310 7,400 7,510 7,670 7,600 7,550 7,250 7,090 7,380 LANDER COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 3,730 3,710 3,660 3,660 3,680 3,780 3,810 3,850 3,790 3,730 3,640 3,630 3,720 UNEMPLOYMENT 240 250 250 250 240 260 270 250 280 240 240 280 250 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.5% 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 6.6% 6.9% 7.1% 6.6% 7.3% 6.4% 6.6% 7.6% 6.8% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 3,490 3,460 3,410 3,410 3,440 3,520 3,540 3,600 3,510 3,490 3,400 3,350 3,470 LINCOLN COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1,820 1,810 1,800 1,820 1,840 1,890 1,930 1,970 1,960 1,940 1,840 1,820 1,870 UNEMPLOYMENT 130 140 140 140 150 170 170 180 180 170 160 170 160 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.3% 7.6% 7.6% 7.5% 8.2% 9.1% 8.8% 9.2% 9.3% 8.8% 8.4% 9.3% 8.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1,690 1,670 1,660 1,680 1,690 1,720 1,760 1,790 1,780 1,770 1,680 1,650 1,710 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2009 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised January 2009. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG LYON COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 24,410 24,630 24,330 24,390 24,450 24,740 25,300 25,610 25,670 25,250 24,650 24,880 24,860 UNEMPLOYMENT 3,680 3,840 3,710 3,700 3,590 3,770 3,910 4,030 4,200 3,840 3,560 4,110 3,830 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 15.1% 15.6% 15.2% 15.2% 14.7% 15.2% 15.5% 15.7% 16.4% 15.2% 14.4% 16.5% 15.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 20,730 20,790 20,620 20,690 20,860 20,970 21,390 21,580 21,470 21,410 21,090 20,770 21,030 MINERAL COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,380 2,370 2,360 2,390 2,390 2,410 2,430 2,400 2,390 2,350 2,320 2,310 2,370 UNEMPLOYMENT 200 200 200 200 200 230 250 230 250 240 210 230 220 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.5% 8.3% 8.5% 8.3% 8.4% 9.4% 10.2% 9.7% 10.5% 10.3% 9.1% 9.9% 9.2% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,180 2,170 2,160 2,190 2,190 2,180 2,180 2,170 2,140 2,110 2,110 2,080 2,150 NYE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 18,420 18,340 18,200 18,270 18,410 18,570 18,770 18,810 18,890 18,600 18,320 18,450 18,500 UNEMPLOYMENT 2,400 2,360 2,390 2,370 2,470 2,750 2,930 2,960 3,030 2,810 2,550 2,800 2,650 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.0% 12.9% 13.1% 13.0% 13.4% 14.8% 15.6% 15.7% 16.0% 15.1% 13.9% 15.2% 14.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 16,020 15,980 15,810 15,900 15,940 15,820 15,840 15,850 15,860 15,790 15,770 15,650 15,850 PERSHING COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,580 2,530 2,500 2,490 2,520 2,600 2,670 2,720 2,700 2,620 2,460 2,450 2,570 UNEMPLOYMENT 260 250 240 260 280 310 300 280 290 260 250 280 270 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.2% 9.8% 9.7% 10.3% 11.1% 11.9% 11.1% 10.2% 10.7% 9.9% 10.2% 11.4% 10.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,320 2,280 2,260 2,230 2,240 2,290 2,370 2,440 2,410 2,360 2,210 2,170 2,300 STOREY COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,430 2,460 2,420 2,420 2,420 2,420 2,450 2,460 2,460 2,410 2,430 2,440 2,440 UNEMPLOYMENT 290 310 290 280 280 280 330 340 360 310 310 350 310 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.0% 12.5% 12.0% 11.6% 11.4% 11.6% 13.4% 13.9% 14.7% 13.0% 12.7% 14.5% 12.8% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,140 2,150 2,130 2,140 2,140 2,140 2,120 2,120 2,100 2,100 2,120 2,090 2,130 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2009 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised January 2009. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG WASHOE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 225,160 226,490 224,100 224,890 225,270 226,370 226,050 226,530 225,560 223,050 223,150 223,900 225,040 UNEMPLOYMENT 24,810 25,210 25,020 24,650 24,970 26,500 27,650 28,100 29,540 27,160 25,320 28,350 26,440 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.0% 11.1% 11.2% 11.0% 11.1% 11.7% 12.2% 12.4% 13.1% 12.2% 11.3% 12.7% 11.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 200,350 201,280 199,080 200,240 200,300 199,870 198,400 198,430 196,020 195,890 197,830 195,550 198,600 WHITE PINE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 4,790 4,780 4,710 4,740 4,860 5,080 5,110 5,180 5,090 4,980 4,830 4,790 4,920 UNEMPLOYMENT 330 340 320 310 330 390 390 410 430 380 360 400 370 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.9% 7.0% 6.8% 6.5% 6.8% 7.6% 7.7% 7.9% 8.4% 7.7% 7.4% 8.3% 7.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 4,460 4,440 4,390 4,430 4,530 4,690 4,720 4,770 4,660 4,600 4,470 4,390 4,550 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.