May, like many months before it, was good for Clark County’s economy.
“It’s good news across the board,” said regional economist Scott Bailey with the state Employment Security Department.
The department reported Tuesday that the county added 300 jobs, seasonally adjusted, and saw the unemployment rate fall to 6 percent — a full 0.7 percent less than May 2015 and down 0.4 percent from April 2016.
The state had an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, adding 8,700 jobs in May. The national unemployment rate was 4.7 percent for the same month.
Clark County kept up its rapid job growth rate, which at 4.2 percent again beat metro-area averages.
