Thousands of Nevada state jobs in the manufacturing industry were lost during the last year.
The 2010 Nevada Manufacturers Directory from Manufacturers’ News, Inc. found that industrial employment in Nevada decreased by 6.2 percent from October 2008 to October 2009. The state lost 3,970 industrial jobs and 115 manufacturing companies during that time.
That’s the biggest decrease in manufacturing jobs Nevada has seen since the report began keeping track seven years ago. The state is now home to 1,905 manufacturing companies employing 59,775 workers.