Meanwhile, Nevada’s unemployment rate has been 14 and hence it is the leading state in terms of unemployment. This is because Nevada’s top industries such as tourism and hospitality industries are yet to recover. Another thing is that Nevada is also the leading state in terms of the foreclosure rate. But according to a RealtyTrac report, the rate fell 12 percent from April. It is a known fact that the more the unemployment is, the worse the foreclosure gets.

As per the statistics, in the month of April the number of unemployed people in Nevada were 192,000 while in the month of May it was reportedly 1.18 million. According to the reports the state has a labor force of 1.37 million and still around 189,000 people are seeking jobs in the state actively but are unsuccessful in their attempts.

The news reports say that about 10,000 people have left the labor force from April to May, These have either given up job hunting or left the state. But according to Bill Anderson, who is the chief economist with the Nevada unemployment agency, the college graduates may enter the labor force during this season. He says that there has been no unfolding of positive trends that the state has seen in past.

For more details on the unemployment claims in Nevada, check out the Nevada unemployment benefits guide.

The surprising thing has been that in spite of Nevada having such a high unemployment rate, there have been jobs coming up in Las Vegas with many of them competing for them. The gaming industry being the main source of employment has shown steady increase in terms of employment. The construction and the government jobs are cut continuously. The local government has slashed over 5% of the jobs that they once offered, and that number continues to grow.

If you want to know more about the unemployment claims of Nevada, then you can refer the Nevada Unemployment Guide.

There was a 14-hours delay with respect to Nevada Unemployment Benefits. The deposits of unemployment claims resumed last week to about 100,000 jobless people who use the states debit card claims system.

The delay was due to a technical glitch in the system of the state. ACS began working on the problem as soon as it occurred and made the payment of benefits to Nevada claimants its number one priority,” Cynthia Jones, DETR deputy director said.

She said ASC will waive any fees that resulted from the technical issue, such as those that may have been incurred for repeated balance inquiries, from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, through the completion of processing of the delayed deposits Wednesday night.