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Mitch Kelly
June 18, 2020 - 5:09 am

Nevada Unemployment Rate Drops As Businesses Reopen

According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s May 2020 economic report, employment in Nevada is up 32,700 jobs over the month and the unemployment rate declined to 25.3 percent.
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Animation of the new Circa resort downtown
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Mitch Kelly
June 17, 2020 - 9:21 am

Circa Hotel Downtown To Open By End Of 2020

The owner of the currently under-construction Circa Hotel downtown says his place will be ready to open by the end of the year.
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This April 17, 2015 photo shows stacks of gambling chips on a roulette table at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. On June 16, 2020, the American Gaming Association, the casino industry's national trade group, called on state gambling regulators to make it easier for gamblers to use cashless betting options during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Associated Press
June 16, 2020 - 7:06 am

Casinos Push For Cashless Gambling Payments, Citing Virus

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The American casino industry wants gambling regulators to make it easier to adopt cashless payment transactions on the casino floor, citing a desire to help customers avoid handling money during the coronavirus outbreak. In a report released Tuesday, the American Gaming...
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Unemployment insurance form and clipboard on a desk.
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Mitch Kelly
June 12, 2020 - 9:17 am

Unemployment Claims In Nevada Drop Slightly

Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 10,748 for the week ending June 6, down 589 claims, or 5.2 percent compared to last week’s total of 11,337.
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FILE - In this July 31, 2019 file photo, The Federal Reserve logo is shown before the start of a scheduled news conference by Chairman Jerome Powell when it ends its latest policy meeting in Washington. The Federal Reserve on Friday, June 12, 2020, promised to use its “full range of tools” to pull the country out of a deep recession caused by a global pandemic, signaling that it would keep interest rates low through 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Associated Press
June 12, 2020 - 8:40 am

Fed: Will Use 'Full Range Of Tools' To Boost Economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has promised to use its “full range of tools” to pull the country out of a deep recession caused by a global pandemic, signaling that it would keep interest rates low through 2022. In its semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress, the central bank said...
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FILE - In this May 21, 2020 file photo, a man looks at signs of a closed store due to COVID-19 in Niles, Ill. U.S. layoffs surged in April revealing the deep economic hole that comes with shuttered offices, restaurants, stores and schools. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Associated Press
June 09, 2020 - 2:20 pm

US Employers Laid-Off 7.7 Million Workers In April

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. employers laid off 7.7 million workers in April — a sign of just how deep the economic hole is after the closure of thousands of offices, restaurants, stores and schools during the pandemic. The Labor Department also said in a Tuesday report that job openings plummeted and...
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Las Vegas House For Sale
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Mitch Kelly
June 08, 2020 - 6:20 am

Southern Nevada Home Sales Plummet In May

The effects of the coronavirus on home sales in Southern Nevada became brutally clear based on new numbers released Monday by Las Vegas Realtors.
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A woman walks past a boutique with a sale sign, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The state says more than 34,000 Ohioans filed unemployment claims during the last week of May. That is the lowest figure since Ohio's stay-at-home orders depressed the economy and led to widespread layoffs. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Associated Press
June 05, 2020 - 5:42 am

Unemployment Rate Falls To 13.3%, Us Adds 2.5 Million Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy in the wake of the viral pandemic. The May job gain suggests that businesses have quickly been...
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Dealers in masks wait for customers before the reopening of the D Las Vegas hotel and casino, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. Casinos were allowed to reopen on Thursday after temporary closures as a precaution against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Associated Press
June 04, 2020 - 9:29 am

Gaming On: Las Vegas Reopens From Coronavirus Casino Closure

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. “The past few months have presented our city with an...
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In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, Juan Santos stocks shelves at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. The U.S. government is set to issue its latest report on the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but have steadily slowed as many businesses have begun to reopen and to rehire some laid-off workers. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Associated Press
June 04, 2020 - 7:05 am

1.9 Million Seek Jobless Aid Even As Reopenings Slow Layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs. The total number of people who are receiving jobless aid rose slightly to 21...
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