Employment & Unemployment

Employment & Unemployment Estimates for September 2006 Unemployment Rates: Nevada Statewide 4.0% (Seasonally Adjusted) Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 4.0% Reno-Sparks MSA 3.7% Carson City MSA 4.4% Elko Micropolitan Area 3.5% United States 4.6% (Seasonally Adjusted) California (August) 4.9% (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 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1303.1 1220.8 82.3 6.7% 1289.0 UNEMPLOYMENT 52.0 47.9 4.1 8.6% 52.3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.0% 3.9% ------ ------ 4.1% RATE (Seasonally Adjusted) 4.0% 3.9% ------ ------ 4.2% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 1251.1 1172.9 78.2 6.7% 1236.7 Total All Industries 1309.1 1245.7 63.4 5.1% 1293.5 Goods Producing 216.6 201.2 15.4 7.7% 215.0 Natural Resources & Mining 11.7 10.9 0.8 7.3% 11.7 Metal Ore Mining 9.0 8.3 0.7 8.4% 9.0 Construction 155.2 142.1 13.1 9.2% 153.6 Specialty Trade Contractors 110.9 101.0 9.9 9.8% 109.7 Manufacturing 49.7 48.2 1.5 3.1% 49.7 Durable Goods 34.9 33.7 1.2 3.6% 34.9 Computer & Electronic Products 12.3 11.9 0.4 3.4% 12.2 Other Miscellaneous (Includes Slot Mfg.) 8.4 8.0 0.4 5.0% 8.4 Non-durable Goods 14.8 14.5 0.3 2.1% 14.8 Services Producing 1092.5 1044.5 48.0 4.6% 1078.5 Private Service Providing 943.1 900.8 42.3 4.7% 939.4 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 229.4 218.5 10.9 5.0% 227.8 Wholesale 39.5 37.8 1.7 4.5% 39.4 Retail 140.0 133.6 6.4 4.8% 139.0 General Merchandise & Clothing 42.1 39.4 2.7 6.9% 41.7 Food & Beverage Stores 21.2 20.0 1.2 6.0% 21.1 Health and Personal Care Stores 7.3 7.2 0.1 1.4% 7.2 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 49.9 47.1 2.8 5.9% 49.4 Utilities 5.0 5.1-0.1-2.0% 5.0 Transportation & Warehousing 44.9 42.0 2.9 6.9% 44.4 Trucking, Couriers/Messengers, and 19.9 17.8 2.1 11.8% 19.7 Air 5.4 5.2 0.2 3.8% 5.3 Transit and Ground Passenger 13.1 12.5 0.6 4.8% 13.0 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.7 9.2 0.5 5.4% 9.6 Information 14.6 14.1 0.5 3.5% 14.6 Telecommunications 5.1 5.3-0.2-3.8% 5.1 Financial Activities 68.9 66.3 2.6 3.9% 68.6 Finance and Insurance 42.3 40.7 1.6 3.9% 42.1 Credit Intermediation & Related 25.7 24.3 1.4 5.8% 25.7 Real Estate & Rental Leasing 26.6 25.6 1.0 3.9% 26.5 Professional & Business Services 161.4 146.5 14.9 10.2% 160.3 Professional, Scientific and Technical 51.8 48.6 3.2 6.6% 51.5 Management of Companies 13.2 11.5 1.7 14.8% 13.1 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 96.4 86.4 10.0 11.6% 95.7 Administrative & Support Services 92.9 83.3 9.6 11.5% 92.3 Employment Services 35.8 30.7 5.1 16.6% 34.8 Education and Health Services 88.8 85.0 3.8 4.5% 88.2 Educational Services 6.8 5.9 0.9 15.3% 6.4 Health Care and Social Assistance 82.0 79.1 2.9 3.7% 81.8 Ambulatory Health Care Services 38.7 37.3 1.4 3.8% 38.5 Hospitals 20.2 19.5 0.7 3.6% 20.2 Leisure and Hospitality 341.9 335.3 6.6 2.0% 342.0 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 31.2 30.1 1.1 3.7% 31.0 Accommodation and Food Service 310.7 305.2 5.5 1.8% 311.0 Accommodation 218.3 217.7 0.6 0.3% 219.0 Casino Hotels and Gaming 220.6 219.6 1.0 0.5% 221.1 Casino Hotels 206.2 205.8 0.4 0.2% 206.8 Gaming Industries 14.4 13.8 0.6 4.3% 14.3 Food Services and Drinking Places 92.4 87.5 4.9 5.6% 92.0 Full-Service Restaurants 43.6 41.3 2.3 5.6% 43.4 Limited-Service Restaurants 34.8 33.4 1.4 4.2% 34.7 Other Services 38.1 35.1 3.0 8.5% 37.9 Repair and Maintenance 10.5 9.8 0.7 7.1% 10.4 Personal and Laundry Services 13.0 12.2 0.8 6.6% 12.9 Government 149.4 143.7 5.7 4.0% 139.1 Federal 17.0 16.9 0.1 0.6% 17.1 State 34.6 33.9 0.7 2.1% 31.8 Local 97.8 92.9 4.9 5.3% 90.2

Las Vegas-Paradise MSA Includes Clark County TOTAL LABOR FORCE 915.7 864.8 50.9 5.9% 915.7 UNEMPLOYMENT 37.2 34.4 2.8 8.1% 37.4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.0% 4.0% ------ ------ 4.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 889.2 830.4 58.8 7.1% 878.3 Total All Industries 934.1 885.1 49.0 5.5% 923.3 Goods Producing 143.1 131.3 11.8 9.0% 141.9 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0% 0.4 Construction 116.2 105.6 10.6 10.0% 114.9 Construction of Buildings 19.1 16.9 2.2 13.0% 19.0 Specialty Trade Contractors 84.7 76.5 8.2 10.7% 83.8 Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 30.0 27.1 2.9 10.7% 29.9 Building Finishing Contractors 22.4 20.5 1.9 9.3% 22.2 Manufacturing 26.5 25.3 1.2 4.7% 26.6 Durable Goods 17.8 16.8 1.0 6.0% 17.9 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.7 4.4 0.3 6.8% 4.7 Non-durable Goods 8.7 8.5 0.2 2.4% 8.7 Services Producing 791.0 753.8 37.2 4.9% 781.4 Private Service Providing 699.6 666.9 32.7 4.9% 696.8 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 158.0 150.3 7.7 5.1% 156.9 Wholesale 24.0 22.5 1.5 6.7% 23.9 Retail 99.1 95.0 4.1 4.3% 98.5 General Merchandise & Clothing 31.7 30.0 1.7 5.7% 31.6 Food & Beverage Stores 14.9 13.9 1.0 7.2% 14.9 Health and Personal Care Stores 5.9 5.8 0.1 1.7% 5.8 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 34.9 32.8 2.1 6.4% 34.5 Utilities 3.2 3.3-0.1-3.0% 3.2 Transportation & Warehousing 31.7 29.5 2.2 7.5% 31.3 Air 4.5 4.2 0.3 7.1% 4.4 Transit and Ground Passenger 12.2 11.6 0.6 5.2% 12.0 Taxi and Limousine Service 9.6 8.9 0.7 7.9% 9.4 Information 10.7 10.2 0.5 4.9% 10.7 Telecomunications 3.9 4.0-0.1-2.5% 3.9 Financial Activites 52.8 50.5 2.3 4.6% 52.4 Finance and Insurance 31.9 30.7 1.2 3.9% 31.7 Credit Intermediation & Related 20.2 19.0 1.2 6.3% 20.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 20.9 19.8 1.1 5.6% 20.7 Professional & Business Services 115.6 104.6 11.0 10.5% 115.1 Professional, Scientific and Technical 36.2 33.8 2.4 7.1% 36.0 Management of Companies 9.5 8.2 1.3 15.9% 9.5 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 69.9 62.6 7.3 11.7% 69.6 Administative and Support Services 67.4 60.5 6.9 11.4% 67.1 Employment Services 24.0 20.0 4.0 20.0% 23.3 Other Support Services 8.5 7.2 1.3 18.1% 9.1 Education and Health Services 60.9 58.2 2.7 4.6% 60.4 Health Care and Social Assistance 56.4 53.9 2.5 4.6% 56.2 Ambulatory Health Care Services 27.1 25.9 1.2 4.6% 26.9 Hospitals 13.5 12.8 0.7 5.5% 13.5 Leisure and Hospitality 275.1 268.7 6.4 2.4% 274.8 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 19.1 18.4 0.7 3.8% 18.9 Accomodation and Food Service 256.0 250.3 5.7 2.3% 255.9 Accomodation 184.1 182.3 1.8 1.0% 184.4 Casino Hotels and Gaming 181.3 179.7 1.6 0.9% 181.5 Casino Hotels 174.7 173.2 1.5 0.9% 174.9 Gaming Industries 6.6 6.5 0.1 1.5% 6.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 71.9 68.0 3.9 5.7% 71.5 Full-Service Restaurants 35.0 33.1 1.9 5.7% 34.7 Limited-Service Restaurants 25.5 24.5 1.0 4.1% 25.5 Other Services 26.5 24.4 2.1 8.6% 26.5 Government 91.4 86.9 4.5 5.2% 84.6 Federal 11.2 11.0 0.2 1.8% 11.2 State 14.8 14.6 0.2 1.4% 13.4 Local 65.4 61.3 4.1 6.7% 60.0

Reno-Sparks MSA Includes Washoe and Storey Counties TOTAL LABOR FORCE 224.2 211.1 13.1 6.2% 221.5 UNEMPLOYMENT 8.3 7.6 0.7 9.2% 8.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.7% 3.6% ------ ------ 3.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 215.9 203.5 12.4 6.1% 213.3 Total All Industries 230.8 220.7 10.1 4.6% 228.0 Goods Producing 41.4 38.8 2.6 6.7% 41.2 Natural Resources & Mining 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0% 0.4 Construction 26.6 24.3 2.3 9.5% 26.4 Manufacturing 14.4 14.1 0.3 2.1% 14.4 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3.7 3.6 0.1 2.8% 3.7 Services Producing 189.4 181.9 7.5 4.1% 186.8 Private Service Producing 160.7 153.7 7.0 4.6% 160.4 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 49.2 45.8 3.4 7.4% 48.8 Wholesale 11.2 11.0 0.2 1.8% 11.2 Retail 26.0 23.8 2.2 9.2% 25.7 General Merchandise & Clothing 7.5 6.1 1.4 23.0% 7.2 Food & Beverage Stores 3.5 3.4 0.1 2.9% 3.5 Trans, Warehousing & Utilities 12.0 11.0 1.0 9.1% 11.9 Information 2.7 2.8-0.1-3.6% 2.7 Financial Activites 11.0 10.9 0.1 0.9% 11.1 Finance and Insurance 7.1 6.9 0.2 2.9% 7.2 Professional & Business Services 29.8 27.4 2.4 8.8% 29.5 Administrative & Support and Waste Mgt. 17.3 15.7 1.6 10.2% 17.2 Education and Health Services 20.2 19.7 0.5 2.5% 20.1 Leisure and Hospitality 40.3 40.0 0.3 0.7% 40.7 Accomodation and Food Service 33.3 33.5-0.2-0.6% 33.6 Accomodation 20.2 21.1-0.9-4.3% 20.5 Casino Hotels and Gaming 23.1 23.7-0.6-2.5% 23.3 Casino Hotels 19.5 20.2-0.7-3.5% 19.7 Gaming Industries 3.6 3.5 0.1 2.9% 3.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 13.1 12.4 0.7 5.6% 13.1 Other Services 7.5 7.1 0.4 5.6% 7.5 Government 28.7 28.2 0.5 1.8% 26.4 Federal 3.5 3.4 0.1 2.9% 3.4 State 9.5 9.4 0.1 1.1% 8.6 Local 15.7 15.4 0.3 1.9% 14.4

Carson City MSA Includes Carson City TOTAL LABOR FORCE 28.5 27.2 1.3 4.8% 28.1 UNEMPLOYMENT 1.2 1.1 0.1 9.1% 1.3 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4% 4.1% ------ ------ 4.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 27.3 26.1 1.2 4.6% 26.8 Total All Industries 34.2 33.3 0.9 2.7% 33.8 Goods Producing 5.7 5.6 0.1 1.8% 5.7 Manufacturing 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0% 3.1 Services Producing 28.5 27.7 0.8 2.9% 28.1 Private Service Producing 17.0 16.8 0.2 1.2% 17.1 Trade, Transportion & Utilites 4.8 4.6 0.2 4.3% 4.8 Retail 3.8 3.6 0.2 5.6% 3.8 Professional & Business Services 2.7 2.6 0.1 3.8% 2.7 Leisure and Hospitality 4.2 4.1 0.1 2.4% 4.2 Government 11.5 10.9 0.6 5.5% 11.0 Federal 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0% 0.6 State 7.7 7.3 0.4 5.5% 7.3 Local 3.2 3.0 0.2 6.7% 3.1

Elko Micropolitan Area (Includes Elko and Eureka Counties) TOTAL LABOR FORCE 25.8 24.8 1.0 4.0% 26.0 UNEMPLOYMENT 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0% 1.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.5% 3.5% ------ ------ 3.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1/ 24.9 23.9 1.0 4.2% 25.0

Nevada Balance of State Third Quarter Labor Force Summary County 2006 2005 County 2006 2005 CARSON CITY LINCOLN TOTAL LABOR FORCE 27,170 27,187 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1,487 1,503 UNEMPLOYMENT 1,163 1,200 UNEMPLOYMENT 67 77 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.3% 4.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.5% 5.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 26,007 25,987 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1,420 1,427 CHURCHILL LYON TOTAL LABOR FORCE 12,023 11,877 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 19,807 19,290 UNEMPLOYMENT 483 473 UNEMPLOYMENT 997 913 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.0% 4.0% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.0% 4.7% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 11,540 11,403 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 18,810 18,377 DOUGLAS MINERAL TOTAL LABOR FORCE 21,987 21,783 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 1,963 2,063 UNEMPLOYMENT 893 840 UNEMPLOYMENT 113 120 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.1% 3.9% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.8% 5.8% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 21,093 20,943 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1,850 1,943 ELKO NYE TOTAL LABOR FORCE 22,887 22,797 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 16,250 15,783 UNEMPLOYMENT 847 817 UNEMPLOYMENT 813 793 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.7% 3.6% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.0% 5.0% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 22,040 21,980 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 15,437 14,990 ESMERALDA PERSHING TOTAL LABOR FORCE 450 453 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,480 2,340 UNEMPLOYMENT 20 30 UNEMPLOYMENT 130 107 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4% 6.6% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.2% 4.6% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 430 423 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 2,350 2,233 EUREKA STOREY TOTAL LABOR FORCE 717 720 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,097 2,037 UNEMPLOYMENT 27 30 UNEMPLOYMENT 93 63 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.7% 4.2% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.5% 3.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 690 690 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 2,003 1,973 HUMBOLDT WASHOE TOTAL LABOR FORCE 7,383 7,357 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 211,547 208,467 UNEMPLOYMENT 273 290 UNEMPLOYMENT 7,517 7,317 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.7% 3.9% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.6% 3.5% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 7,110 7,067 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 204,030 201,150 LANDER WHITE PINE TOTAL LABOR FORCE 2,370 2,357 TOTAL LABOR FORCE 4,040 3,963 UNEMPLOYMENT 110 103 UNEMPLOYMENT 177 163 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.6% 4.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4% 4.1% TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 2,260 2,253 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 3,863 3,800 Total employment figures adjusted by census relationships to reflect number of persons by place of residence. Unemployment rates are based on unrounded numbers. Data may not add due to rounding.