Unemployment in Nevada in August rose to a record high of 13.2 percent, or 183,000 jobless, in August from July when it was 12.5 percent. In Las Vegas, unemployment spiked to 13.4 percent from 13.1 percent.
Unemployment in Nevada is the second highest in the nation, behind Michigan a 15.2 percent and ahead Rhode Island, 12.8 percent and Caifornia and Oregon, 12.2 percent; all records.
Since the recession began about two years ago, joblessness in the state has close to tripled from the 5.2 percent posted in December 2007.
Nationally, August unemployment was 9.7 percent.