New Nevada Unemployment Numbers Released

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Rebecca Cronon

Channel 2 News

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation released new unemployment numbers Thursday morning that show slight drops in the state.

Nevada's unemployment rate for January 2011 is now 14.2%. It fell from 14.9% in December.

The January rate for the Reno/Sparks area fell to 13.3% from 13.8% in December. Carson City's rate fell too, from 14% to 13.6%.

The DETR says nearly 188,000 Nevadans remain unemployed.

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