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More Nevada jobs were lost last month.

During May, the State of Nevada saw its unemployment rate increase from 10.6 percent to 11.3 percent. The state had a total non-farm employment of 1,199,300 workers during May, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,201,600 workers during April and a 6.1 percent decrease from last year.

Once again, as with many other states and industries, Nevada's construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 95,100 workers during May, down from 97,100 workers during April and a 20.3 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in jobs during May include:
-manufacturing by 7.8 percent
-trade, transportation and utilities by 3.4 percent
-information by 8.8 percent
-financial activities by 4.2 percent
-professional and business services by 8.7 percent
-leisure and hospitality by 6.2 percent
-other services by 1.6 percent
-government by 2.6 percent

Only two industries saw an increase in jobs when compared to last year. The mining and logging industry employed 12,400 workers during May, down from 12,500 workers during April, but a 2.5 percent increase from last year. The education and health services industry employed 96,800 workers during May, down from 97,300 workers during April, but a 1.4 percent increase from last year.

The nation as a whole saw its unemployment rate increase from 8.9 percent to 9.4 percent during May. Non-farm payroll employment declined by 345,000 jobs, about half the average monthly decline for the last six months. The country experienced strong losses in the manufacturing industry, while losses in the construction industry and other service-providing industries began to level off.

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