CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's unemployment rate is holding steady after experiencing the first monthly uptick in years.
The state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced Wednesday that Nevada's jobless rate stayed at a seasonally adjusted 7.1 percent in March.
Nevada's unemployment rate has remained flat since January, when the rate ticked upward for the first time in more than four years.
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The jobless rate is down 1.1 percent since last year, and Gov. Brian Sandoval said in a statement that the state is headed in the right direction.
Unemployment numbers for Las Vegas and Reno will be released next week.