Employment & Unemployment

Employment & Unemployment Estimates for July 2010 Unemployment Rates: Nevada Statewide 14.3% (Seasonally Adjusted) Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 14.8% Reno-Sparks MSA 13.6% Carson City MSA 13.2% Elko Micropolitan Area 8.0% United States 9.5% (Seasonally Adjusted) California (June) 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 JUL 2010 JUL 2009 CHANGE % CHANGE JUN 2010 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1361.7 1381.6-19.9-1.4% 1360.4 UNEMPLOYMENT 195.8 173.0 22.8 13.2% 193.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 14.4% 12.5% ------ ------ 14.3% RATE (Seasonally Adjusted) 14.3% 12.3% ------ ------ 14.2% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1165.9 1208.6-42.7-3.5% 1166.5 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 1108.3 1133.4-25.1-2.2% 1117.9 112.1 130.9-18.8-14.4% 112.8 Natural Resources & Mining 12.2 11.9 0.3 2.5% 12.0 Metal Ore Mining 9.6 9.5 0.1 1.1% 9.5 Construction 61.2 79.4-18.2-22.9% 61.3 Specialty Trade Contractors 42.7 56.7-14.0-24.7% 42.8 Manufacturing 38.7 39.6-0.9-2.3% 39.5 Durable Goods 25.4 26.2-0.8-3.1% 26.1 Computer & Electronic Products 11.4 11.2 0.2 1.8% 11.6 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 7.9 7.5 0.4 5.3% 7.9 Non-durable Goods 13.3 13.4-0.1-0.7% 13.4 Services Producing 996.2 1002.5-6.3-0.6% 1005.1 Private Service Providing 847.1 851.7-4.6-0.5% 850.4 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 209.7 211.7-2.0-0.9% 208.9 Wholesale 35.0 34.6 0.4 1.2% 35.6 Retail 125.0 126.5-1.5-1.2% 124.2 General Merchandise & Clothing 45.8 43.5 2.3 5.3% 45.4 Food & Beverage Stores 21.4 20.8 0.6 2.9% 21.3 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.3 7.1 0.2 2.8% 7.3 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 49.7 50.6-0.9-1.8% 49.1 Utilities 4.4 4.6-0.2-4.3% 4.4 Transportation & Warehousing 45.3 46.0-0.7-1.5% 44.7 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and 17.7 19.4-1.7-8.8% 17.5 Air 5.9 6.3-0.4-6.3% 5.9 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.9 13.0-0.1-0.8% 12.9 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.1 9.5-0.4-4.2% 9.1 Information 12.1 13.2-1.1-8.3% 12.3 Telecommunications 4.4 4.6-0.2-4.3% 4.4 Financial Activities 52.8 54.9-2.1-3.8% 53.2 Finance and Insurance 31.1 32.5-1.4-4.3% 31.3 Credit Intermediation & Related 18.0 19.8-1.8-9.1% 18.2 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 21.7 22.4-0.7-3.1% 21.9 Professional & Business Services 134.0 130.7 3.3 2.5% 136.3 Professional, Scientific and Technical 44.9 47.3-2.4-5.1% 44.7 Management of Companies 19.4 17.7 1.7 9.6% 19.2 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 69.7 65.7 4.0 6.1% 72.4 Administrative & Support Services 66.7 62.5 4.2 6.7% 69.3 Employment Services 13.6 13.6 0.0 0.0% 14.4 Education and Health Services 98.7 97.2 1.5 1.5% 99.9 Educational Services 7.2 7.5-0.3-4.0% 7.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 91.5 89.7 1.8 2.0% 92.2 Ambulatory Health Care Services 42.0 41.4 0.6 1.4% 42.2 Hospitals 22.4 22.0 0.4 1.8% 22.4 Leisure and Hospitality 304.6 309.8-5.2-1.7% 304.8 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 25.7 26.5-0.8-3.0% 25.8 Accommodation and Food Service 278.9 283.3-4.4-1.6% 279.0 Accommodation 185.9 191.0-5.1-2.7% 186.1 Casino Hotels and Gaming 183.2 189.1-5.9-3.1% 183.6 Casino Hotels 172.5 177.8-5.3-3.0% 172.9 Gaming Industries 10.7 11.3-0.6-5.3% 10.7 Food Services and Drinking Places 93.0 92.3 0.7 0.8% 92.9 Full-Service Restaurants 46.1 45.7 0.4 0.9% 46.3 Limited-Service Restaurants 35.2 35.6-0.4-1.1% 35.1 Other Services 35.2 34.2 1.0 2.9% 35.0 Government 149.1 150.8-1.7-1.1% 154.7 Federal 20.5 17.9 2.6 14.5% 20.5 State 34.7 34.5 0.2 0.6% 34.7 Local 93.9 98.4-4.5-4.6% 99.5 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 JUL 2010 JUL 2009 CHANGE % CHANGE JUN 2010 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 977.3 986.2-8.9-0.9% 974.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 144.5 127.7 16.8 13.2% 142.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 14.8% 13.0% ------ ------ 14.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 832.8 858.5-25.7-3.0% 832.5 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 791.5 810.3-18.8-2.3% 797.2 66.7 82.4-15.7-19.1% 67.3 Natural Resources & Mining 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0% 0.3 Construction 46.7 61.5-14.8-24.1% 46.7 Construction of Buildings 7.6 10.5-2.9-27.6% 7.7 Specialty Trade Contractors 34.0 44.8-10.8-24.1% 34.1 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 7.0 10.2-3.2-31.4% 7.2 Building Finishing Contractors 8.9 12.0-3.1-25.8% 8.7 Manufacturing 19.7 20.6-0.9-4.4% 20.3 Durable Goods 11.9 12.7-0.8-6.3% 12.4 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0% 4.5 Non-durable Goods 7.8 7.9-0.1-1.3% 7.9 Services Producing 724.8 727.9-3.1-0.4% 729.9 Private Service Providing 632.1 634.9-2.8-0.4% 635.2 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 143.8 146.5-2.7-1.8% 143.2 Wholesale 20.7 21.1-0.4-1.9% 21.2 Retail 88.8 90.5-1.7-1.9% 88.2 General Merchandise & Clothing 34.4 33.2 1.2 3.6% 34.1 Food & Beverage Stores 15.0 14.7 0.3 2.0% 15.0 Health and Personal Care Stores 5.9 5.7 0.2 3.5% 5.9 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 34.3 34.9-0.6-1.7% 33.8 Utilities 2.9 3.1-0.2-6.5% 2.9 Transportation & Warehousing 31.4 31.8-0.4-1.3% 30.9 Air 5.3 5.7-0.4-7.0% 5.2 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.1 12.2-0.1-0.8% 12.1 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.0 9.3-0.3-3.2% 9.0 Information 8.8 9.6-0.8-8.3% 8.9 Telecomunications 3.2 3.5-0.3-8.6% 3.2 Financial Activites 40.0 41.8-1.8-4.3% 40.4 Finance and Insurance 23.1 24.4-1.3-5.3% 23.3 Credit Intermediation & Related 13.8 15.4-1.6-10.4% 14.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 16.9 17.4-0.5-2.9% 17.1 Professional & Business Services 97.9 94.6 3.3 3.5% 99.9 Professional, Scientific and Technical 30.8 33.1-2.3-6.9% 30.5 Management of Companies 14.9 13.3 1.6 12.0% 14.6 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 52.2 48.2 4.0 8.3% 54.8 Administative and Support Services 50.4 46.0 4.4 9.6% 53.0 Employment Services 8.2 8.7-0.5-5.7% 9.0 Other Support Services 5.9 5.9 0.0 0.0% 7.5 Education and Health Services 67.7 67.3 0.4 0.6% 68.9 Health Care and Social Assistance 62.9 61.8 1.1 1.8% 63.5 Ambulatory Health Care Services 30.1 29.5 0.6 2.0% 30.2 Hospitals 15.5 15.1 0.4 2.6% 15.5 Leisure and Hospitality 248.9 251.5-2.6-1.0% 249.1 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 15.9 16.2-0.3-1.9% 16.0 Accommodation and Food Service 233.0 235.3-2.3-1.0% 233.1 Accommodation 159.6 163.1-3.5-2.1% 159.8 Casino Hotels and Gaming 153.9 157.8-3.9-2.5% 154.3 Casino Hotels 149.0 152.5-3.5-2.3% 149.3 Gaming Industries 4.9 5.3-0.4-7.5% 5.0 Food Services and Drinking Places 73.4 72.2 1.2 1.7% 73.3 Full-Service Restaurants 37.4 36.8 0.6 1.6% 37.6 Limited-Service Restaurants 26.2 26.4-0.2-0.8% 26.2 Other Services 25.0 23.6 1.4 5.9% 24.8 Government 92.7 93.0-0.3-0.3% 94.7 Federal 13.8 11.7 2.1 17.9% 13.7 State 14.9 14.8 0.1 0.7% 14.9 Local 78.9 81.3-2.4-3.0% 81.0 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.

Reno-Sparks MSA Includes Washoe and Storey Counties (Estimates In Thousands) LABOR FORCE SUMMARY JUL 2010 JUL 2009 CHANGE % CHANGE JUN 2010 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 223.4 229.8-6.4-2.8% 224.9 UNEMPLOYMENT 30.3 27.0 3.3 12.2% 30.7 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.6% 11.8% ------ ------ 13.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 193.1 202.8-9.7-4.8% 194.2 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 186.5 194.4-7.9-4.1% 189.1 19.9 23.5-3.6-15.3% 20.0 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.3 0.1 33.3% 0.3 Construction 8.5 11.8-3.3-28.0% 8.6 Manufacturing 11.0 11.4-0.4-3.5% 11.1 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2.8 3.0-0.2-6.7% 2.8 Services Producing 166.6 170.9-4.3-2.5% 169.1 Private Service Producing 140.0 143.2-3.2-2.2% 140.1 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 42.7 43.8-1.1-2.5% 42.6 Wholesale 9.5 9.4 0.1 1.1% 9.6 Retail 21.2 22.2-1.0-4.5% 21.1 General Merchandise & Clothing 6.8 6.8 0.0 0.0% 6.7 Food & Beverage Stores 3.3 3.5-0.2-5.7% 3.3 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 12.0 12.2-0.2-1.6% 11.9 Information 2.3 2.4-0.1-4.2% 2.3 Financial Activites 8.9 9.1-0.2-2.2% 8.9 Finance and Insurance 5.5 5.6-0.1-1.8% 5.6 Professional & Business Services 23.5 24.1-0.6-2.5% 23.6 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 10.9 11.4-0.5-4.4% 11.0 Education and Health Services 22.1 21.6 0.5 2.3% 22.1 Leisure and Hospitality 33.4 35.1-1.7-4.8% 33.5 Accommodation and Food Service 28.1 29.3-1.2-4.1% 28.2 Accommodation 15.5 16.4-0.9-5.5% 15.6 Casino Hotels 14.9 15.5-0.6-3.9% 14.9 Food Services and Drinking Places 12.6 12.9-0.3-2.3% 12.6 Other Services 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0% 7.1 Government 26.6 27.7-1.1-4.0% 29.0 Federal 3.9 3.6 0.3 8.3% 4.0 State 9.1 9.0 0.1 1.1% 9.1 Local 13.6 15.1-1.5-9.9% 15.9 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 JUL 2010 JUL 2009 CHANGE % CHANGE JUN 2010 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.9 29.9-1.0-3.3% 28.8 UNEMPLOYMENT 3.8 3.4 0.4 11.8% 3.8 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.2% 11.4% ------ ------ 13.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25.1 26.5-1.4-5.3% 25.0 ESTABLISHMENT BASED INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT 2/ 29.1 30.1-1.0-3.3% 29.1 3.4 4.0-0.6-15.0% 3.4 Manufacturing 2.4 2.5-0.1-4.0% 2.5 Services Producing 25.7 26.1-0.4-1.5% 25.7 Private Service Producing 14.0 14.6-0.6-4.1% 14.1 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 3.8 4.0-0.2-5.0% 3.8 Retail 2.9 3.1-0.2-6.5% 2.9 Professional & Business Services 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0% 1.9 Leisure and Hospitality 3.4 3.6-0.2-5.6% 3.4 Government 11.7 11.5 0.2 1.7% 11.6 Federal 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0% 0.6 State 8.0 7.9 0.1 1.3% 8.0 Local 3.1 3.0 0.1 3.3% 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 JUL 2010 JUL 2009 CHANGE % CHANGE JUN 2010 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29.2 29.9-0.7-2.3% 29.2 UNEMPLOYMENT 2.3 2.0 0.3 15.0% 2.5 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.0% 6.7% ------ ------ 8.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.9 27.9-1.0-3.6% 26.7 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BASED ON UNROUNDED DATA Information compiled by DETR's Research & Analysis Bureau

Nevada Statewide 2010 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 1107.3 1117.6 1115.0 1118.9 1122.7 1117.9 1108.3 1115.4 116.4 116.2 113.2 113.7 114.6 112.8 112.1 114.1 Natural Resources & Mining 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.7 11.6 12.0 12.2 11.6 Metal Ore Mining 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.3 Construction 66.9 66.6 63.4 63.1 63.7 61.3 61.2 63.7 Specialty Trade Contractors 47.3 47.1 44.2 44.6 45.1 42.8 42.7 44.8 Manufacturing 38.4 38.4 38.5 38.9 39.3 39.5 38.7 38.8 Durable Goods 25.3 25.3 25.4 25.7 26.0 26.1 25.4 25.6 Computer & Electronic Products 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.8 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 Non-durable Goods 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.3 13.2 Services Producing 990.9 1001.4 1001.8 1005.2 1008.1 1005.1 996.2 1001.2 Private Service Providing 838.4 843.7 843.9 847.2 845.8 850.4 847.1 845.2 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 206.2 205.4 206.2 207.3 207.3 208.9 209.7 207.3 Wholesale 34.7 34.5 34.9 35.3 35.3 35.6 35.0 35.0 Retail 122.4 122.3 122.7 123.8 123.5 124.2 125.0 123.4 General Merchandise & Clothing 46.3 44.9 45.1 44.9 45.0 45.4 45.8 45.3 Food & Beverage Stores 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.2 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.2 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 49.1 48.6 48.6 48.2 48.5 49.1 49.7 48.8 Utilities 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 Transportation & Warehousing 44.7 44.2 44.3 43.9 44.2 44.7 45.3 44.5 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and Warehousing/Storage 17.1 16.7 17.3 17.0 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.2 Air 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.9 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 Information 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.3 Telecommunications 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 Financial Activities 54.3 53.8 53.3 52.8 52.6 53.2 52.8 53.3 Finance and Insurance 32.4 31.7 31.5 31.1 30.8 31.3 31.1 31.4 Credit Intermediation & Related 19.2 19.1 18.8 18.5 18.3 18.2 18.0 18.6 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 21.9 22.1 21.8 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.7 21.8 Professional & Business Services 136.5 138.8 136.1 136.9 136.1 136.3 134.0 136.4 Professional, Scientific and Technical 45.7 45.9 46.0 45.8 44.8 44.7 44.9 45.4 Management of Companies 18.8 18.8 18.9 19.0 19.0 19.2 19.4 19.0 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 72.0 74.1 71.2 72.1 72.3 72.4 69.7 72.0 Administrative & Support Services 68.4 69.9 68.6 69.4 69.6 69.3 66.7 68.8 Employment Services 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.3 14.4 13.6 14.2 Education and Health Services 99.2 100.5 100.7 100.6 98.0 99.9 98.7 99.7 Educational Services 8.1 8.5 8.6 8.6 7.8 7.7 7.2 8.1 Health Care and Social Assistance 91.1 92.0 92.1 92.0 90.2 92.2 91.5 91.6 Ambulatory Health Care Services 41.3 41.6 41.9 42.0 41.8 42.2 42.0 41.8 Hospitals 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.3 Leisure and Hospitality 296.7 299.5 301.4 303.3 305.0 304.8 304.6 302.2 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 24.4 24.5 24.9 25.2 25.4 25.8 25.7 25.1 Accommodation and Food Service 272.3 275.0 276.5 278.1 279.6 279.0 278.9 277.1 Accommodation 182.9 184.3 185.0 186.0 186.5 186.1 185.9 185.2 Casino Hotels and Gaming 180.3 181.5 182.3 183.6 183.8 183.6 183.2 182.6 Casino Hotels 169.7 170.9 171.7 173.0 173.2 172.9 172.5 172.0 Gaming Industries 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 89.4 90.7 91.5 92.1 93.1 92.9 93.0 91.8 Full-Service Restaurants 45.6 45.8 45.9 46.2 46.6 46.3 46.1 46.1 Limited-Service Restaurants 34.2 34.4 34.6 35.1 35.3 35.1 35.2 34.8 Other Services 33.1 33.2 33.8 34.0 34.4 35.0 35.2 34.1 Government 152.5 157.7 157.9 158.0 162.3 154.7 149.1 156.0 Federal 17.4 17.3 17.7 18.5 23.1 20.5 20.5 19.3 State 33.6 38.1 38.3 38.6 38.6 34.7 34.7 36.7 Local 101.5 102.3 101.9 100.9 100.6 99.5 93.9 100.1 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. Aug-10

Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 2010 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 792.3 799.4 796.1 798.3 800.2 797.2 791.5 796.4 71.8 71.5 68.5 68.2 68.9 67.3 66.7 69.0 Natural Resources & Mining 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Construction 51.4 51.2 48.2 47.9 48.5 46.7 46.7 48.7 Construction of Buildings 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.9 Specialty Trade Contractors 37.0 36.8 35.1 35.3 35.7 34.1 34.0 35.4 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 8.0 7.8 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.4 Building Finishing Contractors 10.0 10.0 8.8 8.7 9.1 8.7 8.9 9.2 Manufacturing 20.2 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.3 19.7 20.1 Durable Goods 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4 11.9 12.3 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 Non-durable Goods 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 Services Producing 720.5 727.9 727.6 730.1 731.3 729.9 724.8 727.4 Private Service Providing 625.2 629.8 629.5 632.3 630.7 635.2 632.1 630.7 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 141.6 140.8 140.8 141.8 141.7 143.2 143.8 142.0 Wholesale 21.4 21.0 20.8 21.0 20.9 21.2 20.7 21.0 Retail 86.4 86.4 86.9 87.7 87.5 88.2 88.8 87.4 General Merchandise & Clothing 34.6 33.6 33.8 33.7 33.8 34.1 34.4 34.0 Food & Beverage Stores 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.0 14.9 Health and Personal Care Stores 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 33.8 33.4 33.1 33.1 33.3 33.8 34.3 33.5 Utilities 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 Transportation & Warehousing 30.9 30.5 30.3 30.2 30.4 30.9 31.4 30.7 Air 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 Information 9.0 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.8 9.0 Telecomunications 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Financial Activites 41.3 40.8 40.4 39.9 39.6 40.4 40.0 40.3 Finance and Insurance 24.2 23.5 23.4 23.0 22.7 23.3 23.1 23.3 Credit Intermediation & Related 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 17.1 17.3 17.0 16.9 16.9 17.1 16.9 17.0 Professional & Business Services 100.3 102.5 99.9 100.6 99.8 99.9 97.9 100.1 Professional, Scientific and Technical 31.5 31.7 31.8 31.6 30.6 30.5 30.8 31.2 Management of Companies 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.9 14.5 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 54.5 56.5 53.7 54.5 54.7 54.8 52.2 54.4 Administative and Support Services 52.1 53.5 52.3 53.0 53.2 53.0 50.4 52.5 Employment Services 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.2 8.7 Other Support Services 8.0 8.9 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.5 5.9 7.5 Education and Health Services 68.3 69.4 69.6 69.4 67.1 68.9 67.7 68.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 62.5 63.3 63.4 63.3 61.6 63.5 62.9 62.9 Ambulatory Health Care Services 29.5 29.7 30.0 30.1 29.9 30.2 30.1 29.9 Hospitals 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.5 Leisure and Hospitality 241.5 244.0 246.0 247.8 249.2 249.1 248.9 246.6 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 14.6 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.6 16.0 15.9 15.3 Accommodation and Food Service 226.9 229.3 230.9 232.4 233.6 233.1 233.0 231.3 Accommodation 156.8 158.1 158.9 159.8 160.1 159.8 159.6 159.0 Casino Hotels and Gaming 151.2 152.4 153.0 154.2 154.5 154.3 153.9 153.4 Casino Hotels 146.3 147.5 148.2 149.4 149.6 149.3 149.0 148.5 Gaming Industries 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 Food Services and Drinking Places 70.1 71.2 72.0 72.6 73.5 73.3 73.4 72.3 Full-Service Restaurants 36.9 37.1 37.2 37.5 37.8 37.6 37.4 37.4 Limited-Service Restaurants 25.3 25.4 25.7 26.2 26.3 26.2 26.2 25.9 Other Services 23.2 23.2 23.7 23.9 24.3 24.8 25.0 24.0 Government 95.3 98.1 98.1 97.8 100.6 94.7 92.7 96.8 Federal 11.7 11.6 11.8 12.3 15.8 13.7 13.8 13.0 State 14.7 17.4 17.4 17.6 17.7 14.9 14.9 16.4 Local 68.9 69.1 68.9 67.9 67.1 81.0 78.9 71.7 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 Aug-10

Reno-Sparks MSA 2010 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 186.8 188.5 188.4 189.3 190.5 189.1 186.5 188.3 20.1 19.9 19.7 19.9 20.3 20.0 19.9 19.9 Natural Resources & Mining 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Construction 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.5 9.0 Manufacturing 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.7 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Services Producing 166.7 168.6 168.7 169.4 170.2 169.1 166.6 168.4 Private Service Producing 138.9 139.0 139.2 139.7 139.7 140.1 140.0 139.2 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 42.3 42.0 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.3 Wholesale 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 Retail 21.1 20.9 21.0 21.1 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.0 General Merchandise & Clothing 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.7 Food & Beverage Stores 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 Information 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 Financial Activites 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 Finance and Insurance 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 Professional & Business Services 23.5 23.6 23.5 23.6 23.5 23.6 23.5 23.6 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 Education and Health Services 21.9 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.1 Leisure and Hospitality 33.1 33.2 33.2 33.4 33.5 33.5 33.4 33.2 Accommodation and Food Service 27.8 27.8 27.8 28.0 28.2 28.2 28.1 27.9 Accommodation 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.4 Casino Hotels 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.8 Food Services and Drinking Places 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.4 Other Services 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 Government 27.8 29.6 29.5 29.7 30.5 29.0 26.6 29.2 Federal 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.7 State 8.6 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.1 9.1 9.6 Local 15.6 16.1 15.9 15.8 16.0 15.9 13.6 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. Aug-10

Carson City MSA* 2010 Industrial Employment Estimates in thousands JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE 28.6 28.7 29.0 29.2 29.3 29.1 29.1 29.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 Manufacturing 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 Services Producing 25.1 25.3 25.6 25.8 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.6 Private Service Producing 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 Retail 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 Professional & Business Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 Leisure and Hospitality 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 Government 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.7 11.6 Federal 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 State 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.0 Local 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 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. Aug-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.

2010 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Estimates In Thousands Revised August 2010. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG NEVADA TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1372.8 1378.3 1372.5 1376.7 1366.9 1360.4 1361.7 1369.9 UNEMPLOYMENT 187.2 189.3 186.9 192.1 189.2 193.9 195.8 190.6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.6% 13.7% 13.6% 14.0% 13.8% 14.3% 14.4% 13.9% RATE-SEASONALLY ADJ. 13.0% 13.2% 13.4% 13.7% 14.0% 14.2% 14.3% 13.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1185.6 1189.0 1185.6 1184.6 1177.7 1166.5 1165.9 1179.3 LAS VEGAS MSA 2/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 985.9 991.0 986.4 989.2 979.8 974.5 977.3 983.4 UNEMPLOYMENT 135.6 137.4 135.8 140.0 138.0 142.0 144.5 139.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.8% 13.9% 13.8% 14.2% 14.1% 14.6% 14.8% 14.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 850.3 853.6 850.6 849.2 841.8 832.5 832.8 844.4 RENO MSA 3/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 227.4 228.3 227.7 228.4 227.1 224.9 223.4 226.7 UNEMPLOYMENT 30.6 30.7 30.2 30.8 30.3 30.7 30.3 30.5 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.4% 13.4% 13.3% 13.5% 13.3% 13.6% 13.6% 13.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 196.8 197.6 197.5 197.6 196.8 194.2 193.1 196.2 CARSON CITY MSA 4/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29.0 29.0 28.9 29.0 28.9 28.8 28.9 28.9 UNEMPLOYMENT 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.8% 13.7% 13.4% 13.5% 13.2% 13.3% 13.2% 13.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.1 25.1 25.0 25.1 25.0 ELKO MICROPOLITAN AREA 5/ TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.3 28.2 28.3 28.3 28.7 29.2 29.2 28.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.1% 8.3% 8.5% 8.6% 8.3% 8.5% 8.0% 8.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.3 26.7 26.9 26.2 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data. 2/ Clark County 3/ Washoe and Storey Counties 4/ Carson City 5/ Elko and Eureka Counties

2010 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised August 2010. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG CARSON CITY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 29,000 28,970 28,910 29,050 28,880 28,830 28,880 28,930 UNEMPLOYMENT 3,990 3,960 3,870 3,930 3,800 3,850 3,810 3,890 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.8% 13.7% 13.4% 13.5% 13.2% 13.3% 13.2% 13.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25,010 25,010 25,040 25,120 25,080 24,980 25,070 25,040 CHURCHILL COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 13,450 13,260 13,230 13,260 13,390 13,430 13,350 13,340 UNEMPLOYMENT 1,550 1,520 1,480 1,530 1,500 1,530 1,450 1,510 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 11.5% 11.4% 11.2% 11.5% 11.2% 11.4% 10.9% 11.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 11,900 11,740 11,750 11,730 11,890 11,900 11,900 11,830 CLARK COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 985,860 991,020 986,400 989,180 979,730 974,420 977,310 983,410 UNEMPLOYMENT 135,590 137,370 135,830 139,990 137,970 141,960 144,520 139,030 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.8% 13.9% 13.8% 14.2% 14.1% 14.6% 14.8% 14.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 850,270 853,650 850,570 849,190 841,760 832,460 832,790 844,380 DOUGLAS COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 22,790 22,740 22,590 22,680 22,800 23,050 23,090 22,820 UNEMPLOYMENT 3,350 3,410 3,340 3,420 3,450 3,450 3,390 3,400 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 14.7% 15.0% 14.8% 15.1% 15.1% 15.0% 14.7% 14.9% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 19,440 19,330 19,250 19,260 19,350 19,600 19,700 19,420 ELKO COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 27,410 27,400 27,440 27,490 27,820 28,240 28,330 27,730 UNEMPLOYMENT 2,220 2,270 2,320 2,340 2,290 2,390 2,280 2,300 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.1% 8.3% 8.5% 8.5% 8.2% 8.5% 8.1% 8.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 25,190 25,130 25,120 25,150 25,530 25,850 26,050 25,430 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2010 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised August 2010. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG ESMERALDA COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 480 470 460 470 470 470 460 470 UNEMPLOYMENT 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.5% 8.2% 8.8% 9.0% 8.7% 8.1% 8.3% 8.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 440 430 420 430 430 430 420 430 EUREKA COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 880 860 870 890 900 900 890 880 UNEMPLOYMENT 80 70 80 90 90 80 70 80 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 9.1% 8.5% 8.9% 10.5% 10.0% 8.8% 7.5% 9.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 800 790 790 800 810 820 820 800 HUMBOLDT COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 8,380 8,300 8,240 8,300 8,460 8,630 8,660 8,420 UNEMPLOYMENT 770 770 770 820 820 870 860 810 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 9.2% 9.3% 9.3% 9.9% 9.7% 10.1% 9.9% 9.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 7,610 7,530 7,470 7,480 7,640 7,760 7,800 7,610 LANDER COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 4,120 4,070 4,070 4,070 4,090 4,160 4,140 4,100 UNEMPLOYMENT 320 310 310 320 310 310 300 310 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.7% 7.7% 7.6% 7.9% 7.5% 7.3% 7.2% 7.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 3,800 3,760 3,760 3,750 3,780 3,850 3,840 3,790 LINCOLN COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1,670 1,670 1,660 1,690 1,720 1,790 1,750 1,710 UNEMPLOYMENT 210 220 220 240 230 250 230 230 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.5% 13.2% 13.0% 14.0% 13.6% 13.8% 13.1% 13.3% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1,460 1,450 1,440 1,450 1,490 1,540 1,520 1,480 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2010 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised August 2010. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG LYON COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 23,380 23,390 23,100 23,260 23,290 23,340 23,220 23,280 UNEMPLOYMENT 4,490 4,570 4,380 4,480 4,270 4,290 4,240 4,390 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 19.2% 19.5% 19.0% 19.3% 18.3% 18.4% 18.3% 18.8% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 18,890 18,820 18,720 18,780 19,020 19,050 18,980 18,890 MINERAL COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,450 2,470 2,480 2,500 2,510 2,500 2,490 2,490 UNEMPLOYMENT 320 360 370 390 390 380 380 370 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.2% 14.5% 14.9% 15.6% 15.4% 15.3% 15.1% 14.9% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,130 2,110 2,110 2,110 2,120 2,120 2,110 2,120 NYE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 18,220 18,190 18,140 18,260 18,260 18,230 18,230 18,210 UNEMPLOYMENT 2,980 2,990 2,920 3,010 2,990 3,060 3,150 3,010 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 16.4% 16.5% 16.1% 16.5% 16.4% 16.8% 17.3% 16.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 15,240 15,200 15,220 15,250 15,270 15,170 15,080 15,200 PERSHING COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,480 2,420 2,400 2,420 2,470 2,520 2,490 2,460 UNEMPLOYMENT 310 290 290 330 320 320 300 310 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 12.4% 12.0% 12.1% 13.6% 13.0% 12.9% 12.1% 12.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,170 2,130 2,110 2,090 2,150 2,200 2,190 2,150 STOREY COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,490 2,490 2,490 2,520 2,480 2,430 2,410 2,480 UNEMPLOYMENT 360 350 350 380 350 320 320 350 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 14.4% 14.2% 14.1% 15.2% 14.2% 13.2% 13.3% 14.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 2,130 2,140 2,140 2,140 2,130 2,110 2,090 2,130 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.

2010 NEVADA LABOR FORCE SUMMARY DATA Revised August 2010. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG WASHOE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 224,900 225,740 225,190 225,790 224,610 222,450 220,990 #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! 224,240 UNEMPLOYMENT 30,220 30,320 29,860 30,370 29,920 30,360 30,020 30,150 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 13.4% 13.4% 13.3% 13.4% 13.3% 13.6% 13.6% 13.4% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 194,680 195,420 195,330 195,420 194,690 192,090 190,970 194,090 WHITE PINE COUNTY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 4,910 4,840 4,850 4,890 4,970 5,040 5,050 #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! 4,940 UNEMPLOYMENT 460 450 460 470 450 450 450 460 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 9.3% 9.4% 9.4% 9.6% 9.0% 8.9% 9.0% 9.2% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 4,450 4,390 4,390 4,420 4,520 4,590 4,600 4,480 Note: Unemployment rates are based on unrounded data.