Nevada saw a 2.2 percent increase in manufacturing employment in the past year, according to the 2013 Nevada Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.
With this gain, Nevada added 1,233 industrial jobs and now accounts for 1,813 manufacturers and 56,188 workers. This represents the first gain in Nevada since 2007, MNI reveals.
"Nevada continues to see its manufacturing sector improve," says Tom Dubin, president of MNI. "Although the state's industrial sector still suffers from the ailing housing industry, it maintains a winning mix of low business costs and abundant natural resources."
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.