The Construction sector in Nevada experienced the steepest decline in employment of any sector in November 2025.
In terms of seasonally adjusted data, the sector lost 1,700 positions over the course of the month. The report indicates this is a 1.6% decline from October. The September report found that there were 105,200 construction jobs. Currently, there are only 103,600.
Editor’s Note: Due to the government shutdown, an employment report was not released for the month of October.
The highest Construction employment total to end the year was 142,200 in 2005. In 2006, the total continued to rise to 146,600 before falling to 137,700 by the end of the year.
As of November, the sector makes up 6.6% of total employment in the Silver State, according to nevadaworkforce.com. Construction has maintained a steady decline in the latter half of 2025. The sector encompassed 6.9% of total nonfarm employment in July.
In terms of year-over-year data, Construction employment shed 8,200 positions. This reflects a decline of 7.3%.
As far as seasonally adjusted data goes, Construction lost the highest quantity of positions by far. For reference, the second steepest decline was seen in Professional and Business Services, which only lost 300 jobs.
Editor’s note: We are including both seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally adjusted data continues to change after it is originally posted, so the wider array of data is intended to provide a more accurate view of the market.
Non-Seasonally Adjusted Construction Data
Non-seasonally adjusted Construction data had an even worse showing, with the sector losing 2,700 positions. Non-seasonally adjusted data reflects a total employment count of 103,100 people.
The 2,700 positions lost reflect a decrease of 2.6% month-over-month. On a larger scale, the sector has lost 8,400 positions YoY, or 7.5% of its total from November 2024.
Non-seasonally adjusted data splits Construction into two subcategories: Construction of Buildings and Specialty Trade Contractors. Both of which shed a substantial number of jobs, given their respective sizes.
Construction of Buildings, the smaller of the two subsectors, lost 300 positions. While numerically this may look relatively insignificant, this reflects 1.7% of total employment in the subsector. A series of slight dips in the subsector has resulted in the loss of 1,100 positions, or 6.1%, YoY.
Currently, the sector has 17,000 jobs. It once peaked at 26,500 jobs. It currently makes up 1.1% of nonfarm jobs.
Specialty Trade Contractors lost 2,200 positions MoM. This reflects an overall decline of 2.8%. In terms of YoY data, the subsector has lost 7,300 jobs, which is an 8.9% decline.
Currently, there are 75,100 people employed in the subsector, which is 4.7% of total nonfarm employment. At one point, its employment count was as high as 107,200.
Seasonally Adjusted Non-Construction Fields
The closely related Manufacturing sector experienced slight growth in November. The sector is currently on par with its all-time peak of 67,700.
The sector gained a net increase of 200 positions, or 0.3%. YoY, the sector has remained completely flat. All things considered, the sector had a strong year, as it maintained its peak despite economic uncertainties plaguing other industries.
Manufacturing also consists of two subsectors: Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods. The larger subsector, Durable Goods, carried the monthly increase with 300 new positions. This is a 0.7% growth rate. The subsector has had a healthy year, having increased by 800 positions, or 1.8%.
Nondurable Goods lost 100 positions MoM, which is a 0.5% decline. The sector has decreased by 800 positions YoY, which is a 3.6% dip.
November was a mostly flat month with few outliers. Leisure and Hospitality experienced an increase of 2,400 positions, or 0.7%. Trade, Transportation and Utilities increased by 1,500 positions, or 0.5%.
Unemployment Metropolitan Statistical Area Data
According to a report by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, unemployment throughout the state decreased by 0.1% since September. Currently, it sits at 5.2%. The labor force increased by 9,985 people.
The quantity of total nonfarm jobs in the Silver State now sits at 1,574,700, which is an overall increase of 0.1% YoY. The DETR reported the state having gained 2,700 jobs from October to November, reflecting an overall decrease of 1,100 jobs from September to November.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area lost 900 jobs MoM and 2,900 jobs YoY. The Reno MSA gained 500 positions, or 0.2%, since October. This is an overall increase of 800 jobs, or 0.3%, YoY. Finally, the Carson City MSA lost 100 jobs, or 0.3% of its overall employment count since October. The MSA still had a yearly gain of 100 positions.
This data reflects that the employment gains were largely seen in rural areas outside of the primary MSAs.
Nevada is still ranked third worst in the country in terms of unemployment. The only two areas Nevada leads are California, which has an unemployment rate of 5.6%, and the District of Columbia, which has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.
