From December 2024 to March 2025, Nevada experienced a net loss of 6,561 private-sector jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Gross job losses from closing and contracting establishments reached 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding establishments totaled 74,494 during the first quarter of 2025.
Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund stated that this net employment decrease contrasts with the previous quarter when gross job gains exceeded losses by 6,451.
The BLS Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics measure these changes in employment at private-sector businesses each quarter. The difference between gross job gains and gross job losses represents the net change in employment for the period.
In Nevada’s first quarter of 2025, gross job losses accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. This figure is higher than the national average of 5.4 percent for the same period. Contracting establishments in Nevada lost 67,050 jobs—an increase of 1,905 compared to the prior quarter—while closing establishments accounted for a loss of 14,005 jobs, up by 1,133 from the previous quarter.
Gross job gains represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Nevada during this time frame; nationally, gross job gains made up 5.6 percent. Expanding establishments contributed to most of these gains in Nevada with a total of 60,755 jobs added—a decrease of 6,585 from the previous quarter—while opening establishments added another 13,739 jobs, down by 3,389 compared to the last quarter.
Seven out of ten major industry sectors in Nevada reported more gross job losses than gains during this period. Professional and business services saw the largest net decrease with a loss of 6,089 jobs after accounting for both losses and gains within that sector. Leisure and hospitality lost a net total of 2,352 jobs; transportation and warehousing followed closely with a net loss of 2,339 jobs. In contrast, education and health services had a net gain of 1,838 jobs—the highest among all sectors—followed by retail trade with an increase of 1,752 jobs.
The BED data series provide detailed information on gross job gains and losses by industry subsector across all states as well as firm size class data at the state level.
The next release covering Business Employment Dynamics for the second quarter of 2025 is scheduled for February 26, 2026.
The BED program is part of a federal-state cooperative effort called Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), using existing QCEW records compiled by BLS.
Further details on definitions and methodology can be found through resources such as the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note or online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home page.
