Nevada s Unemployment Rate Remains at 7.1 Percent in April Silver State Experiences Highest Month-Over-Month Job Growth in 10 Years

For Immediate Release May 20, 2015 Nevada s Unemployment Rate Remains at 7.1 Percent in April Silver State Experiences Highest Month-Over-Month Job Growth in 10 Years Carson City, NV Nevada s unemployment rate remained at 7.1 percent in April, holding steady for the fourth consecutive month. Nevada expected to see job gains of around 3,900 in April, however adding nearly 17,000 jobs, Nevada saw a seasonally adjusted gain of 12,800 jobs. This is the highest month-over-month job growth since April 2005. It is encouraging to see that for the 52nd consecutive month, we have experienced a year-over-year gain in jobs in Nevada, said Governor Brian Sandoval. The Silver State saw an astounding addition of 12,800 jobs for the month of April, much higher than what was projected and making it the most significant month-over-month gain in 10 years. Nevertheless, we must stay the course and continue our efforts in growing Nevada s economy and in providing innovative opportunities to help Nevadans return to work. Nevada s rapidly expanding labor force contributes to the unemployment rate failing to decrease, said Bill Anderson, chief economist for Nevada s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. While it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions concerning the impacts of an expanding labor force in Nevada on the state s unemployment rate, suffice it to say that it has acted to prevent more consistent downward pressure on joblessness in the Silver State, Anderson said. Nevertheless, the unemployment rate is half of what it was during the peak of the recession in late 2010. Nevada continues to experience steady employment growth, with an addition of 45,000 jobs projected for 2015, 52,000 in 2016 and 60,000 in 2017, Anderson said. Construction continues to fare well in year-over year job growth, up 9.2 percent in April, an increase of 5,700 jobs. Leisure and hospitality saw the greatest improvement, adding 15,300 jobs, a growth rate of 4.6 percent. The underlying trend of steady, broad-based, and sustainable growth is far more encouraging than an employment spike in a single month, Anderson added. Visit us http://www.nevadaworkforce.com and Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nvlabormarket -##-

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BUREAU DETR Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation BRIAN SANDOVAL GOVERNOR DON SODERBERG DIRECTOR WILLIAM D. ANDERSON CHIEF ECONOMIST NEVADA LABOR MARKET OVERVIEW April 2015 jobs 55,000 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Nevada Job Growth vs. Year Ago M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A 2013 2014 2015 Jobs Pct. Change Nevada Nonfarm Jobs: March - April Change Expected Seasonally Unadjusted Seasonal Adjusted Change Movement Change Total Nonfarm Jobs 16,700 3,900 12,800 Private Sector 16,200 4,400 11,800 Public Sector 500-500 1,000 For the 52nd consecutive month, year-over-year job gains have been recorded in Nevada. April s reading stands 41,400 above the same month last year, for a growth rate of 3.4 percent. We expected a gain of 3,900 jobs from March, but realized a gain of 16,700, leading to a seasonally adjusted increase of 12,800. This is quite a substantial gain. In fact, it is the strongest month-over-month increase since April 2005. However, it is, by no means, cause for undue celebration. The underlying trend of steady, broad-based, and sustainable growth is far more encouraging than an employment spike in a single month. In order to highlight that underlying trend of steady employment growth, we take a look at the performance of Nevada s private sector over the course of the recovery. Since 2011, job growth has been accelerating. 11,500 private sector jobs were added that year, followed by gains of 20,000 in 2012, 27,800 in 2013, and 39,700 in 2014. When we consider 2015 data year-to-date, relative to the same period in 2014, we see that the Silver State is on pace to add another 38,900 private sector jobs. Should recent trends hold during the remainder of the year, Nevada s private sector payrolls are on pace to grow by 137,900 relative to 2010. 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% percent change Construction continues to lead 500 E. Third St. Carson City, Nevada 89713 (775) 684-0450 Fax (775) 684-0342 www.nvdetr.org

Trade/Transportation/Utilities Professional/Business Services Education/Health Services Nevada Nonfarm Job Growth by Industry (year-to-date) Leisure/Hospitality Construction Government Other Services Manufacturing Financial Activities Mining/Logging -4,000 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 the industrial supersectors in terms of yearover-year job gains, up 9.2 percent in April, which equates to a gain of 5,700 jobs. The leisure and hospitality sector experienced the largest nominal growth this month, adding 15,300 jobs to payrolls, a growth rate of 4.6 percent. The only sector to lose employment this month was mining, which shed 700 jobs, a contraction of 4.9 percent. This month, we continue our analysis of Nevada s occupational structure. The highest-paying occupations in the Silver State are obstetricians/gynecologists, surgeons, and anesthesiologists, earning $261,800, $259,900, and $257,300 per year on average, respectively. Of the ten highest-paying occupations, the largest are chief executives (1,500 jobs) and family/general practitioners (1,000 jobs). Eight of the ten highest-paying occupations are generally employed in the health care industry. The exceptions are chief executives (which most commonly are employed in the corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices industry); and judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates (which, in Nevada, are employed only in the State and local government sector). However, the occupations reported above only encompass 3,650 jobs in Nevada, less than 0.5 percent of total jobs in the State. As such, we also examine the ten largest occupations which pay an annual wage above the State average of $42,300. The largest occupations meeting this threshold are registered nurses (18,400 jobs), general/operations managers (17,300 jobs), and first-line supervisors of retail sales workers (10,200 jobs). Of the largest occupations with above-average pay, the occupations with the highest wages are general/operations managers, registered nurses, and accountants/auditors, at a yearly average salary of $101,400, $80,200, and $63,300, respectively. These top-ten occupations account for 108,000 jobs in Nevada, or 9.1 percent of total employment. According to Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI), Clark County is home to 71.2 percent of the largest, high-paying, occupations, followed by Washoe County at 17.3 percent. Prior to the economic downturn, the number of Nevadans employed full-time toppedout at nearly 1.1 million. At this peak level, full-time positions represented about 83 percent of total employment, according to the Current Population Survey. Silver State residents employed part-time numbered approximately 225,000. During the recession, full-time employment fell to almost 830,000, for a cyclical decline of more than 230,000. Part-time employment actually rose to more than 300,000, a gain of almost 90,000 positions. Since then, full-time employment has risen steadily, and in April stands at 987,000, a gain of nearly 157,000 from the recessionary low. The number of Nevadans employed on a part-time basis, on the other hand, has held steady over the past four years, reaching 302,000 in April. The evidence suggests

that Nevada employment gains in the current recovery have been concentrated in full-time positions. Still, room remains for further improvement. Currently, 77 percent of total employment is full-time, while part-time positions account for 23 percent. With data generated via the Labor Insight tool offered by Burning Glass Technologies, a supplier of real-time labor market information, we can add to this discussion via an assessment of the job market for full-time and part-time positions. There were 16,700 online postings for Nevada jobs during April. Of those, 10,000 specified work hours. Nearly 90 percent of those job ads were for fulltime positions. This is concurrent with the CPS data reported above, in that the jobs being created over the course of the recovery have been primarily full-time positions. As an aside, our real-time labor market information capabilities also allow for an assessment of job postings by industry. The largest number of postings, about 1,800, is attributable to the traveler accommodation industry. Hospitals, with 1,000 postings, are next. The rest of the top-ten industries, in order are: insurance carriers, general government, the gambling industry, business support services, higher education, restaurants, 16% depository credit intermediation, and child care services. 14% With such solid underlying employment trends, why hasn t the unemployment rate been trending down at a more pronounced clip, especially in recent months? The answer lies in the labor force the number of Nevadans either working or actively looking for work. Between the first four months of 2014 and the same period this year, 16,600 Nevadans have entered the labor force. That translates into a 1.2 percent gain, compared to a 0.9 percent increase in the nation as a whole. As labor market fundamentals have improved, it has enticed more Nevadans to enter the labor force and search for work at a more pronounced rate than in the U.S. To gauge the potential impacts of the expanding labor force on the unemployment rate, two alternative scenarios can be examined. As noted above, the Silver State s labor force is expanding faster than the nation s. Given underlying employment trends in place over the past year, if Nevada s labor force expanded at the same pace as in the U.S., it would have risen by 12,000, rather than 16,600. As a result, under this scenario, the unemployment rate would have averaged 6.8 percent through the first four months of the year, instead of the Unemployment Rate: NV vs. US While April s employment news is very encouraging, Nevada s unemployment rate remained at 7.1 percent for the fourth consecutive month. Still, this translates into a decline of a full percentage point relative to a year ago. Furthermore, the jobless rate has been cut nearly in half since peaking in late-2010. 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 Nevada U.S.

actual reading of 7.1 percent. 40,000 A second alternative scenario examines results with no 35,000 30,000 growth in the labor force over the past year. Under such a scenario, there is a one-to-one cor- 25,000 20,000 respondence between employment and unemployment for 15,000 10,000 every new job, there is a corresponding decline in unemployment. Given what has unfolded 5,000 0 on the employment front over the past year, if Nevada s labor force had held steady, the jobless rate would have averaged six percent during this year s first four months. While it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions concerning the impacts of an expanding labor force in Nevada on the State s unemployment rate, suffice it to say that it has acted to prevent more consistent downward pressure on joblessness in the Silver State. Claims for unemployment insurance benefits fell 9.2 percent on a year-over-year basis in April, to 13,600. Such a large year-overyear decline has not been recorded since July 2014. Further, this is the lowest April reading since 2007. Year-to-date, this labor market barometer has fallen by 1.9 percent. The unemployment insurance benefit exhaustion rate in Nevada, which shows the percentage of claimants who have run out of benefits prior to finding a job, has consistently improved since its peak level in January 2010. April s value of 41.2 percent is the lowest Nevada has experienced in the last 81 months. Relative to the rest of the United States, Nevadans have exhausted their benefits at a higher rate for all but one month out of the last 90. This is largely due to Nevada being more severely impacted than the rest Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 Claims 12-Month Moving Average of the country by the economic downturn. On a positive note, the gap between Nevada s and the national exhaustion rate, once more than nine percent, has shrunk to below two percentage points. According to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)¹, weekly wages in the Silver State averaged nearly $900 in the final quarter of 2014, up 1.6 percent relative to the same period in 2013. This is the seventh consecutive quarter of year-overyear increase, and the highest IVQ reading on record. Further, for 2014 as a whole, weekly wages averaged $860, another record for Nevada. Concluding this month s Labor Market Overview, we are taking a look at Nevada s most recent employment projections presented to the Economic Forum and the Governor s Workforce Investment Board. Using Statewide QCEW information, employment levels are forecasted using standard time series techniques with monthly data. The final ¹ In the QCEW Program, the Research and Analysis Bureau collects and compiles employment and wage data for workers covered by Nevada unemployment insurance laws, and federal civilian workers covered by Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees. The QCEW staff arranges the data by type of industry according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). They assign each employing unit a NAICS code and location code. After screening the quarterly data, they transmit it to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS combines all of the states data for analysis of national economic trends and performance.

output is then averaged to quarterly values. These models are supplemented with local knowledge, such as known construction and economic development projects, in finalizing the projections. The current forecast period is through 2017. Our projections suggest that employment will surpass peak pre-recessionary job levels (achieved in 2007) in mid-2016. To put this in perspective, Nevada lost about 175,000 jobs (private and public sectors) from peak to trough. As of 2014:IIIQ, Nevada stands 6.7 percent (87,000 jobs) below the peak; however, job gains continued to accelerate into 2014. Job growth is projected to be 45,000 in 2015, 52,000 in 2016, and 60,000 in 2017.

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Close to 100K New Private Sector Jobs Over 2010-2014; Trending 39K Higher This Year Nevada Job Growth Since 2010 Total (Private+Public) Private Sector 2010 Baseline 1,117,800 964,000 Calculation of 2011 Growth 2011 1,125,700 975,500 Growth from 2010 7,900 11,500 Calculation of 2012 Growth 2012 1,144,800 995,500 Growth from 2011 19,100 20,000 Calculation of 2013 Growth 2013 1,174,300 1,023,300 Growth from 2012 29,500 27,800 Calculation of 2014 Growth 2014 1,215,300 1,063,000 Growth from 2013 41,000 39,700 Calculation of 2015 Year-to-Date Growth 2014 Year-to-Date (through April) 1,193,600 1,039,900 2015 Year-to-Date (through April) 1,233,400 1,078,800 Year-to-Date Growth from 2014 39,800 38,900 Total Growth Since 2010 (2011 Growth + 2012 Growth + 2013 Growth + 2014 Growth +2015 YTD Growth) 137,300 137,900 The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Highest-Paying Occupations in Nevada Dominated by Healthcare 10 Highest-Paying Occupations; 2014 Occupational Employment Statistics Obstetricians and Gynecologists Surgeons Anesthesiologists Nurse Anesthetists Psychiatrists Internists, General Chief Executives Family and General Practitioners Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Podiatrists $140,000 $170,000 $200,000 $230,000 $260,000 $290,000 Average Annual Wages The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

RNs and Managers are Largest Occupations Paying Above-Average Wages in Nevada Largest Occs. Paying Above-Avg. Wages; 2014 Occupational Employment Stats Registered Nurses General and Operations Managers First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Carpenters Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Accountants and Auditors Gaming Supervisors 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 Employment The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Full-Time Employment Continues to Trend Up; Part-Time Remains Steady Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employment (CPS data; 12-month moving average) 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 - '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 Full-Time Part-Time The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

9,000 Full-Time Nevada Job Postings vs. 1,100 Part-Time Ads Online Job Postings in Nevada (April info from Burning Glass/Labor Insight) Part-time Full-time The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

The Accommodations and Hospitals Industries Acct. for the Most Online Job Ads Top 10 Industries by Job Postings (April info from Burning Glass/Labor Insight) Traveler Accommodation General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Insurance Carriers Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support Gambling Industries Business Support Services Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Restaurants and Other Eating Places Depository Credit Intermediation Child Day Care Services 0 400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000 Job Postings The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Expanding Labor Force Limits Downward Pressure on the Unemployment Rate Estimates of the 2015 YTD Unemp. Rate: Alternative LF Growth Scenarios (SA) 2015 YTD Unemployment Rate Alternative I...Labor Force Growth at National Rate: 2015 YTD Alternative II...No Growth in Labor Force: 2015 YTD 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Share of UI Claimants Exhausting Benefits has Eased Considerably UI Benefit Exhaustion Rate 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 Nevada United States The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Wages Expand for 4 th -Straight Year; Consistent Growth at Just Below 1.5% Avg. Weekly Wage Growth (Year-Over-Year) 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% -1% '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

Job Levels Exceed Pre-Recession Peak by 97K at Year-End 2017 Total Jobs: History and Forecast 1,400,000 1,350,000 1,300,000 1,250,000 1,200,000 1,150,000 1,100,000 1,050,000 1,000,000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency

NEVADA Employment & Unemployment April 2015 Employment Growth M/M Y/Y Y/Y% Nevada 12.8 41.4 3.4% (Seasonally Adjusted) Unemployment Rates: Nevada 16.7 41.2 3.4% (Non-Seasonally Adjusted) United States 223 2,982 2.2% (Seasonally Adjusted) (Employment in thousands) Nevada Statewide 7.1% (Seasonally Adjusted) Nevada Statewide 7.1% (Non-Seasonally Adjusted) United States 5.4% (Seasonally Adjusted) This information is embargoed until officially released on April 15,2015 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 Labor Force and Unemployment Statewide (Estimates In Thousands) Apr-15 Apr-14 CHANGE % CHANGE Mar-15 Seasonally Adjusted LABOR FORCE 1412.5 1392.2 20.3 1.5% 1407.5 EMPLOYMENT 1312.2 1279.5 32.7 2.6% 1307.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 100.3 112.8-12.5-11.1% 100.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.1% 8.1% ------ ------ 7.1% Non-Seasonally Adjusted LABOR FORCE 1415.0 1390.3 24.7 1.8% 1407.7 EMPLOYMENT 1314.8 1279.5 35.2 2.8% 1306.8 UNEMPLOYMENT 100.2 110.7-10.5-9.5% 100.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.1% 8.0% ------ ------ 7.2% UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA Employment adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence. Information compiled by DETR's Research & Analysis Bureau

Seasonally Adjusted Establishment Based Industrial Employment Nevada Statewide Total All Industries (Estimates In Thousands) Apr-15 Apr-14 CHANGE % CHANGE Mar-15 1248.9 1207.5 41.4 3.4% 1236.1 Natural Resources & Mining 13.7 14.4-0.7-4.9% 13.8 Construction 67.7 62.0 5.7 9.2% 65.5 Manufacturing 41.8 41.3 0.5 1.2% 41.8 Durable Goods 25.9 25.7 0.2 0.8% 25.9 Non-durable Goods 15.9 15.6 0.3 1.9% 15.9 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 236.5 229.1 7.4 3.2% 235.5 Wholesale 34.9 33.8 1.1 3.3% 35.1 Retail 141.7 138.8 2.9 2.1% 140.5 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 59.9 56.5 3.4 6.0% 59.9 Financial Activities 57.2 57.0 0.2 0.4% 56.7 Finance and Insurance 32.4 32.3 0.1 0.3% 31.9 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 24.8 24.7 0.1 0.4% 24.8 Professional & Business Services 160.5 154.5 6.0 3.9% 158.7 Professional, Scientific and Technical 52.3 49.8 2.5 5.0% 51.9 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 86.3 84.0 2.3 2.7% 85.9 Education and Health Services 119.1 115.0 4.1 3.6% 119.0 Educational Services 13.7 12.6 1.1 8.7% 13.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 105.4 102.4 3.0 2.9% 105.3 Leisure and Hospitality 349.0 333.7 15.3 4.6% 343.6 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 28.6 27.7 0.9 3.2% 28.4 Accommodation and Food Service 320.4 306.0 14.4 4.7% 315.2 Other Services 36.1 34.7 1.4 4.0% 35.2 Government 153.8 151.9 1.9 1.3% 152.8 Federal 18.5 17.8 0.7 3.9% 18.0 State 38.1 37.3 0.8 2.1% 38.1 Local 97.2 96.8 0.4 0.4% 96.7

Non-Seasonally Adjusted Establishment Based Industrial Employment Nevada Statewide (Estimates In Thousands) Total All Industries Goods Producing Apr-15 Apr-14 CHANGE % CHANGE Mar-15 1250.2 1209.0 41.2 3.4% 1233.5 121.5 116.3 5.2 4.5% 119.0 Natural Resources & Mining 13.6 14.2-0.6-4.2% 13.7 Metal Ore Mining 11.0 11.2-0.2-1.8% 11.1 Construction 66.3 60.9 5.4 8.9% 63.7 Construction of Buildings 11.5 11.2 0.3 2.7% 11.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 47.6 43.1 4.5 10.4% 45.8 Manufacturing 41.6 41.2 0.4 1.0% 41.6 Durable Goods 25.8 25.6 0.2 0.8% 25.8 Computer & Electronic Products 10.0 10.3-0.3-2.9% 10.1 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 6.3 6.8-0.5-7.4% 6.3 Non-durable Goods 15.8 15.6 0.2 1.3% 15.8 Service Providing 1128.7 1092.7 36.0 3.3% 1114.5 Private Service Providing 971.9 937.8 34.1 3.6% 958.2 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 233.3 226.4 6.9 3.0% 232.3 Wholesale 34.9 33.7 1.2 3.6% 34.8 Retail 139.2 136.5 2.7 2.0% 138.0 General Merchandise & Clothing 48.2 47.1 1.1 2.3% 48.2 Food & Beverage Stores 22.0 21.2 0.8 3.8% 21.9 Health and Personal Care Stores 8.4 8.0 0.4 5.0% 8.4 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 59.2 56.2 3.0 5.3% 59.5 Utilities 3.9 3.8 0.1 2.6% 3.9 Transportation & Warehousing 55.3 52.4 2.9 5.5% 55.6 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and Warehousing/Storage 24.8 23.1 1.7 7.4% 24.7 Air 6.2 6.0 0.2 3.3% 6.2 Transit and Ground Passenger 15.1 14.9 0.2 1.3% 15.2 Taxi and Limousine Service 11.4 11.1 0.3 2.7% 11.5 Information 13.5 13.9-0.4-2.9% 13.5 Telecommunications 3.9 4.0-0.1-2.5% 3.9 Financial Activities 57.1 56.8 0.3 0.5% 56.7 Finance and Insurance 32.4 32.3 0.1 0.3% 32.1 Credit Intermediation & Related 17.4 17.4 0.0 0.0% 17.5 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 24.7 24.5 0.2 0.8% 24.6 Professional & Business Services 160.9 154.9 6.0 3.9% 158.3 Professional, Scientific and Technical 52.8 50.5 2.3 4.6% 52.4 Management of Companies 21.7 20.5 1.2 5.9% 21.2 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 86.4 83.9 2.5 3.0% 84.7 Administrative & Support Services 82.3 80.5 1.8 2.2% 80.7 Employment Services 19.0 19.3-0.3-1.6% 18.9 Education and Health Services 119.8 115.4 4.4 3.8% 119.0 Educational Services 14.1 13.0 1.1 8.5% 14.1 Health Care and Social Assistance 105.7 102.4 3.3 3.2% 104.9 Ambulatory Health Care Services 46.2 45.8 0.4 0.9% 45.9 Hospitals 26.3 25.4 0.9 3.5% 26.2 Leisure and Hospitality 351.5 335.6 15.9 4.7% 343.6 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 29.0 27.8 1.2 4.3% 28.3 Accommodation and Food Service 322.5 307.8 14.7 4.8% 315.3 Accommodation 202.2 196.2 6.0 3.1% 199.5 Casino Hotels and Gaming 196.5 190.5 6.0 3.1% 194.6 Casino Hotels 186.2 180.2 6.0 3.3% 184.2 Gaming Industries 10.3 10.3 0.0 0.0% 10.4 Food Services and Drinking Places 120.3 111.6 8.7 7.8% 115.8 Full-Service Restaurants 56.3 55.2 1.1 2.0% 55.6 Limited-Service Restaurants 46.0 43.0 3.0 7.0% 44.8 Other Services 35.8 34.8 1.0 2.9% 34.8 Government 156.8 154.9 1.9 1.2% 156.3 Federal 18.4 17.7 0.7 4.0% 17.8 State 39.4 38.3 1.1 2.9% 39.6 Local 99.0 98.9 0.1 0.1% 98.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA 1/ Adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence. 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Employment by place of work. Does not coincide with labor force concept. Includes multiple job holders.

2015 Seasonally Adjusted Industrial Employment Nevada Statewide Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE Total All Industries 1236.0 1237.9 1236.1 1248.9 1239.7 Natural Resources & Mining 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.9 Construction 65.4 64.2 65.5 67.7 65.7 Manufacturing 41.9 41.9 41.8 41.8 41.9 Durable Goods 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.9 26.0 Non-durable Goods 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 234.8 236.5 235.5 236.5 235.8 Wholesale 35.2 35.1 35.1 34.9 35.1 Wholesale 140.7 142.0 140.5 141.7 141.2 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 58.9 59.4 59.9 59.9 59.5 Financial Activities 56.3 56.3 56.7 57.2 56.6 Finance and Insurance 31.7 31.7 31.9 32.4 31.9 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 24.6 24.6 24.8 24.8 24.7 Professional & Business Services 159.6 159.6 158.7 160.5 159.6 Professional, Scientific and Technical 51.2 52.5 51.9 52.3 52.0 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 87.8 86.3 85.9 86.3 86.6 Education and Health Services 119.2 119.8 119.0 119.1 119.3 Educational Services 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 105.6 106.1 105.3 105.4 105.6 Leisure and Hospitality 344.1 344.1 343.6 349.0 345.2 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.6 28.4 Accommodation and Food Service 315.8 315.8 315.2 320.4 316.8 Other Services 34.4 35.0 35.2 36.1 35.2 Government 152.7 153.0 152.8 153.8 153.1 Federal 18.2 18.2 18.0 18.5 18.2 State 37.7 38.2 38.1 38.1 38.0 Local 96.8 96.6 96.7 97.2 96.8 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. Apr-15 Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau

2015 Non-Seasonally Adjusted Industrial Employment (Estimates In Thousands) Nevada Statewide Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE Total All Industries 1220.5 1229.5 1233.5 1250.2 1228.2 Goods Producing 118.0 118.2 119.0 121.5 118.4 Natural Resources & Mining 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.8 Metal Ore Mining 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1 Construction 62.6 62.9 63.7 66.3 23.0 Construction of Buildings 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.2 Specialty Trade Contractors 44.9 45.7 45.8 47.6 45.5 Manufacturing 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.6 41.5 Manufacturing 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.7 Computer & Electronic Products 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 Non-durable Goods 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 Services Providing 1102.5 1111.3 1114.5 1128.7 1109.8 Private Service Providing 952.6 955.8 958.2 971.9 955.8 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 233.7 233.1 232.3 233.3 233.1 Wholesale 34.9 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.8 Retail 140.0 139.6 138.0 139.2 139.2 General Merchandise & Clothing 50.0 48.4 48.2 48.2 49.1 Food & Beverage Stores 21.9 21.8 21.9 22.0 21.9 Health and Personal Care Stores 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 58.8 58.8 59.5 59.2 59.1 Utilities 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Transportation & Warehousing 54.9 54.9 55.6 55.3 55.2 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and Warehousing/Storage 24.5 24.5 24.7 24.8 24.6 Air 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 Transit and Ground Passenger 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.2 Taxi and Limousine Service 11.4 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.4 Information 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 Telecommunications 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Financial Activities 56.5 56.4 56.7 57.1 56.5 Finance and Insurance 32.2 31.9 32.1 32.4 32.1 Credit Intermediation & Related 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.5 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 24.3 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.5 Professional & Business Services 157.7 158.0 158.3 160.9 157.8 Professional, Scientific and Technical 51.1 52.3 52.4 52.8 52.1 Management of Companies 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.7 21.1 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 85.6 84.6 84.7 86.4 84.6 Administrative & Support Services 81.6 79.9 80.7 82.3 80.5 Employment Services 19.6 18.8 18.9 19.0 19.1 Education and Health Services 118.4 119.5 119.0 119.8 119.0 Educational Services 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.1 13.9 Health Care and Social Assistance 104.7 105.5 104.9 105.7 105.1 Ambulatory Health Care Services 46.0 46.6 45.9 46.2 46.4 Hospitals 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.1 Leisure and Hospitality 338.8 340.9 343.6 351.5 341.3 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 27.5 27.7 28.3 29.0 27.8 Accommodation and Food Service 311.3 313.2 315.3 322.5 313.5 Accommodation 197.6 199.4 199.5 202.2 199.0 Casino Hotels and Gaming 192.4 193.9 194.6 196.5 128.8 Casino Hotels 182.1 183.6 184.2 186.2 183.3 Gaming Industries 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.3 Food Services and Drinking Places 113.7 113.8 115.8 120.3 114.5 Full-Service Restaurants 55.3 55.3 55.6 56.3 55.5 Limited-Service Restaurants 43.8 44.1 44.8 46.0 44.2 Other Services 34.1 34.4 34.8 35.8 34.5 Government 149.9 155.5 156.3 156.8 154.0 Federal 17.9 17.9 17.8 18.4 17.9 State 34.9 39.2 39.6 39.4 37.9 Local 97.1 98.4 98.9 99.0 98.2 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. Information compiled by DETR's Reseach & Analysis Bureau Apr-15

2015 LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Nevada Statewide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG NEVADA SA LABOR FORCE 1401.6 1404.3 1407.5 1412.5 1406.5 EMPLOYMENT 1302.2 1304.5 1307.5 1312.2 1306.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 99.4 99.8 100.0 100.3 99.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% NEVADA NSA LABOR FORCE 1395.8 1404.6 1407.7 1415.0 1405.8 EMPLOYMENT 1290.3 1302.6 1306.8 1314.8 1303.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 105.4 102.0 100.9 100.2 102.1 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.6% 7.3% 7.2% 7.1% 7.3% Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data. Employment adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence.