The state’s unemployment rate was 25.3 percent in May, down from 30.1 percent in April, according to figures released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Eli Segall
Eli Segall joined the Review-Journal in August 2016 after covering real estate and other business topics for four years at the Las Vegas Sun. He also worked for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, The Associated Press and other news groups. Segall has a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Michigan and a master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland. His awards include 2017 Story of the Year from the Nevada Press Association.
Three months after coronavirus turmoil shut off construction of the Drew Las Vegas, contractors have levied claims for more than $36 million in unpaid bills.
Las Vegas’ housing market is showing signs that its pandemic-sparked turbulence is easing. But it’s too early to say whether the worst of the crisis is over for Southern Nevada’s housing market.
At least 230 Nevadans have been slapped with a notice of default over late HOA payments.
The 63-unit Share Downtown, at the corner of Casino Center Boulevard and Colorado Avenue, is scheduled to open later this month, with the first 16 units now available for lease, management announced Wednesday.
Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip, closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, opened its doors again Tuesday.
Las Vegas house sales plunged last month from year-ago levels, but prices ticked higher, a new report says.
People gambled and hit the pools Saturday, and resorts seemed busier than on Day One, when foot traffic was relatively tame.
Las Vegas casinos weren’t inundated with gamblers when they reopened Thursday, but a flood of guests hadn’t been expected, according to Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Visitors were happy to be back, but overall, Las Vegas’ casino reopening wasn’t met with stampedes of incomers.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate was by far the highest among major American cities in April, new data shows, underscoring the coronavirus pandemic’s financial carnage in Southern Nevada.
Hughes Corp. chairman Bill Ackman tweeted May 21 that Tesla boss Elon Musk should consider one of the developer’s master-planned communities in those states and to “take a close look” at Summerlin.
Homebuilding activity dropped sharply in Las Vegas last month amid the pandemic-sparked economic shutdown. But the worst may be over for the local housing market, a new report says.
Las Vegas’ unemployment rate shot past 33 percent last month amid sweeping business closures sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
A casino outside Seattle that reopened Tuesday will feature a glitzy leftover from a failed Las Vegas resort: the Lucky Dragon’s dragon.