Nev. jobless rate has largest annual decline in U.S.
By Wade Tyler Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nevada’s unemployment rate saw the largest decline nationwide for year-over-year February unemployment.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the state posted a 1.2 percentage point decrease in February 2016.
Nevada went from a 6.1 percent unemployment rate in February 2016 to a 4.9 percent rate in February 2017. The state hasn’t seen an unemployment rate under 5 percent since November 2007.