Nevada State Profile

Nevada business tax climate rates among best in nation; unemployment hits record high and is among worst in US; bankruptcy rates continue to climb, rising to highest in the nation with consumers filings up most.

• State job growth fell 6.7% in August 2009 from a year ago; national job growth fell 4.4%.
• State unemployment averaged 13.2% in August 2009; the national average was 9.7%
• Personal income fell 5.4% to $102 billion in Q2 2009 from a year ago.
• Tax revenue fell 6.2% in Q2 2009 from the previous year.
• Exports fell 2.0% to $2.5 billion in the first seven months of 2009 from a year ago.