Douglas County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Douglas County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Douglas County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
24,406
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
49,624
people in Douglas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,018
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Douglas County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
51
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Douglas County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 29, 2026	Salterra at Carson ValleyTakes effect Dec 1, 2026	Douglas County	51	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Douglas County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Baker Hughes1 open role
Icon Consultants1 open role
Jobot1 open role
Leavitt Group1 open role
Rite of Passage Brand1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Douglas County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Nevadaworks
Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine

Cities in Douglas County

Minden5 jobs

Other Nevada counties

All of Nevada

Laid off or looking for work in Douglas County?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Nevada’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.