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Nye County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nye County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nye County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.5% the month before

  • 19,149

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 53,207

    people in Nye County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,975

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nye County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nye 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

Employers hiring most in Nye 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.

  1. Mechanics Marketplace2 open roles
  2. Desert View Hospital1 open role
  3. Enhabit1 open role
  4. Universal Health Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • EmployNV Career and Youth Hub

    Pahrump · Affiliate · 775-727-9970

    Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Cities in Nye County

Other Nevada counties

All of Nevada

Laid off or looking for work in Nye County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.