Current Clark County Economic Data
Indicator
Date
Latest Period
Previous Period
Year Ago
Change Month Ago
Change Year Ago
New Residents (Drivers License Count)
August-06
7,709
7,024
7,571
9.8%
1.8%
Active Residential Electric Meter Count
August-06
707,201
705,799
672,472
0.2%
5.2%
Total Employment
August-06
923,400
918,700
872,200
0.5%
5.9%
Unemployment Rate
August-06
4.1%
4.6%
4.0%
-10.9%
2.5%
New Home Sales*
August-06
2,648
2,219
2,975
19.3%
-11.0%
New Home Permits
August-06
1,764
1,568
3,179
12.5%
-44.5%
Existing Home Sales
August-06
3,641
3,512
5,786
3.7%
-37.1%
Median Price of a New Home*
August-06
$342,965
$335,315
$321,550
2.3%
6.7%
Median Price of an Existing Home
August-06
$289,000
$290,000
$282,000
-0.3%
2.5%
Single Family Building Units Permitted
August-06
1,564
1,548
2,899
1.0%
-46.1%
Multi Family Building Units Permitted
August-06
760
684
815
11.1%
-6.7%
Residential Building Permit Valuation
August-06
$234,836,503
$274,644,453
$491,862,620
-14.5%
-52.3%
Commercial Building Permits
August-06
118
92
130
28.3%
-9.2%
Commercial Building Permit Valuation
August-06
$115,016,371
$101,531,121
$88,974,829
13.3%
29.3%
Apartment Rental Rate
2nd Qtr 2006
$833
$824
$790
1.1%
5.4%
Apartment Vacancy Rate
2nd Qtr 2006
5.1%
4.5%
5.2%
11.7%
-2.2%
Taxable Sales
June-06
$3,269,840,150
$3,009,119,433
$3,006,853,961
8.7%
8.7%
Clark County Taxable Gasoline Sales (Gallons)
July-06
69,731,166
65,993,728
71,719,978
5.7%
-2.8%
McCarran Total Airline Passengers
June-06
3,889,068
3,904,912
3,810,918
-0.4%
2.1%
Gaming Revenue
July-06
$850,255,003
$757,741,225
$765,694,507
12.2%
11.0%
Visitor Volume (all of Clark County)
July-06
3,790,862
3,574,214
3,866,470
6.1%
-2.0%
Room Inventory (Las Vegas Metro)
July-06
133,347
133,347
132,655
0.0%
0.5%
Convention Attendance (Las Vegas Metro)
July-06
392,338
497,902
353,264
-21.2%
11.1%
Hotel/Motel Occupancy (Las Vegas Metro)
July-06
91.1%
88.6%
91.9%
2.8%
-0.9%
*Excludes High Rise Condominiums and Condominium Conversions
Sources: Center for Business and Economic Research; Home Builders Research; Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles; Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation; Local Building Permitting Agencies; Nevada Department of Taxation; McCarran International Airport; Nevada State Gaming Control Board; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.