August 23, 2021, 6:31pm Business
Clark County retailers reacted with a mix of resignation and trepidation as Washington’s renewed mask mandate took effect Monday. Read story
August 19, 2021, 7:55pm Business
Following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s annual Clark County jobs fair returned Thursday, drawing what she and her staff described as a record turnout of employers and likely a record number of job seekers. Read story
August 14, 2021, 2:34pm Business
Unemployment insurance claims in Clark County are the fewest since the pandemic began, and they continue a steady decline. Read story
July 31, 2021, 2:39pm Business
Continued unemployment claims in Clark County saw another drop, according to the latest weekly data released by the Employment Security Department. Read story
July 22, 2021, 5:49pm Clark County Business
Clark County’s labor market maintained its recovery momentum in June with a seasonally adjusted net gain of 700 jobs, according to the latest report from regional economist Scott Bailey. The county added 1,400 jobs in June in unadjusted terms, for a total of 167,700 jobs. Read story
July 2, 2021, 5:25pm Business
The county’s barometer for a recovering labor market, continued unemployment claims, continued a downward trend last week but still remained at a high number. Read story
June 24, 2021, 5:39pm Business
Clark County’s job market continued to improve during May, and many sectors, including retail trade, are back to — or even better than — before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story
June 18, 2021, 5:29pm Business
Clark County residents’ initial unemployment insurance claims are back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Employment Security Department; last week, initial claims dropped substantially, from 455 to 317 and 225 were already in the ESD’s system going back to the first week of the pandemic. Read story
June 13, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
The coronavirus pandemic triggered an immediate and seismic shift in the professional office landscape, sending entire offices home for 15 months of remote work and forcing companies to grapple with unexplored questions about how much of their work actually requires a professional office setting. Read story
May 28, 2021, 6:05am Business
The number of employed residents of Clark County decreased in April, according to new estimates that could be revised upward when more accurate data is available in a few months. Read story