1. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Nevada Labor Market Briefing Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation Dennis Perea, Interim Director Bill Anderson, Chief Economist David Schmidt, Supervising Economist Prepared by the Research and Analysis Bureau and presented to the Employment Security Council, Oct. 2014

2. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Unemployment Rate Ticks Down to 7.6%; About Half of Recession Peak NV vs. the U.S. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1

3. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV’s Rate is 4 th Highest in the Nation Unemployment Rate Rankings (SA) 2

4. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency 54K Nevadans are Unemployed Because They Lost Their Jobs; About Half the Peak Job “Losers” in Nevada (12-month moving average) 3

5. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency 13K Nevadans Unemployed Because They Left Jobs Voluntarily; Encouraging Uptrend Job “Leavers” in Nevada (12-month moving average) 4

6. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Long-Term Unemployment Half of Peak Nevadans Unemployed for 27+ Weeks (CPS data; 12-month moving average) 5

7. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency FT Employment on the Rise; PT Holds Steady Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employment (CPS data; 12-month moving average) 6

8. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Including Discouraged Workers Adds About a Percentage Point to the “Official” Rate Alternative Measures Of Labor Underutilization 7

9. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV Adds 41,200 Jobs Relative to Year- Ago; Trending up for 44 months Nonfarm Jobs in Nevada (SA) 8

10. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Job Growth Hovering in 3.5%-4% Range the Past Half-Year Job Growth (SA; year-over-year) 9

11. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV on Pace to Add Close to 100K Jobs Since 2010 Nevada Job Growth Since 2010 10

12. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Nearly All Sectors Contributing; PBS and L/H Lead the Way…10K New Jobs YTD Job Growth by Sector 11

13. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV Jobs up 3.6% Through First 8 mos. This Year; Double Growth in the US Job Growth (year-over-year) 12

14. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV Job Growth Outpaces US in Nine of Ten Super Sectors YTD Job Growth; NV minus US 13

15. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Job Growth Stronger Than in 48 States Job Growth Rankings (# of states with slower private sector job growth than NV; 2014 YTD through IQ) 14

16. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Job Gains More Than Offset Losses Business Employment Dynamics: Private Sector Gross Job Gains vs. Gross Job Losses (SA) 15

17. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency New Jobs > Losses From Closings Business Employment Dynamics: Gross Job Gains vs. Gross Losses in New & Closing Establishments(SA) 16

18. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Wages Expand by a Solid 2.7% During 2014:IQ; Strongest Gain in Five Qtrs. NV Avg. Weekly Wage Growth: Year-Over-Year 17

19. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency New Hire Wages About Two-Thirds of Overall Average Average Monthly Wages 18

20. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Wages Rise with Age, Peaking with the 45-54 Year Old Group Average Monthly Wages by Age Group 19

21. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Number of Employers on the Rise; Up 12 Straight Qtrs.; Barely Below Peak Number of Nevada Employers 20

22. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Nevada’s Economy Dominated by Small Establishments Number of Establishments by Employment Size 21

23. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Big Job Gain in Est. with 1,000+ Workers; Small/Mid-Size Est. also Solid 2013:IQ-2014:IQ Job Growth by Establishment Size 22

24. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Small Business Adding Employment Since 2010 Employment in Establishments with less than 100 Workers 23

25. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Job Levels Surpass Pre-Recessionary Peak in 2016/2017 Total Jobs: History and Forecast 24

26. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency By 2017, Nearly 40,000 Construction Jobs Added Since Bottoming Out Construction Jobs: History and Forecast 25

27. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Going Forward, Growth Expected to Strengthen for Manufacturing Jobs Manufacturing Jobs: History and Forecast 26

28. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Retail Trade Should Continue Adding About 4,000 Jobs Annually Retail Trade Jobs: History and Forecast 27

29. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency Expectations are for an Additional 3,000 Healthcare Jobs per Year Healthcare/Social Assistance Jobs: History and Forecast 28

30. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency AFS Jobs Have Reached Historical Peak; 40K Additional Jobs Expected Accommodation/Food Services Jobs: History and Forecast 29

31. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency NV’s Unemployment Rate Trending Down…6.5% in 2015; 5.5% in 2016 Unemployment Rate: History and Forecast 30

32. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is a proactive workforce & rehabilitation agency For Additional Information, Please Contact: Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Research and Analysis Bureau Bill Anderson Chief Economist wdanderson@nvdetr.org (775) 684-0450 http://www.nevadaworkforce.com follow us on Twitter @nvlabormarket