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Esmeralda County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Esmeralda County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Esmeralda County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 263

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 962

    people in Esmeralda County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Esmeralda County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Esmeralda County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Laid off or looking for work in Esmeralda County?

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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.