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Current Clark County Economic Data

Indicator Date Latest Period Previous Period Year Ago Change Month Ago Change Year Ago
New Residents (Drivers License Count) December-09 4,311 4,031 4,656 6.9% -7.4%
Active Residential Electric Meter Count December-09 726,174 724,993 725,856 0.2% 0.0%
Total Employment December-09 833,000 842,800 899,700 -1.2% -7.4%
Unemployment Rate December-09 13.1% 12.1% 8.7% 8.3% 50.6%
New Home Sales* December-09 477 581 642 -17.9% -25.7%
New Home Permits December-09 355 285 168 24.6% 111.3%
Existing Home Sales December-09 4,346 3,696 2,988 17.6% 45.4%
Median Price of a New Home* December-09 $216,854 $200,000 $244,090 8.4% -11.2%
Median Price of an Existing Home December-09 $123,000 $126,000 $162,999 -2.4% -24.5%
Single Family Building Units Permitted December-09 346 272 162 27.2% 113.6%
Multi Family Building Units Permitted December-09 34 27 308 25.9% -89.0%
Residential Building Permit Valuation December-09 $42,098,260 $34,364,088 $36,731,694 22.5% 14.6%
Commercial Building Permits December-09 16 20 23 -20.0% -30.4%
Commercial Building Permit Valuation December-09 $109,900,265 $32,231,224 $16,067,114 241.0% 584.0%
Apartment Rental Rate 4th Qtr 2009 $787 $807 $874 -2.5% -10.0%
Apartment Vacancy Rate 4th Qtr 2009 11.0% 11.0% 9.8% 0.4% 12.5%
Taxable Sales November-09 $2,257,786,912 $2,249,382,533 $2,527,775,823 0.4% -10.7%
Clark County Taxable Gasoline Sales (Gallons) November-09 58,985,920 62,907,279 59,565,269 -6.2% -1.0%
McCarran Total Airline Passengers November-09 3,234,705 3,513,663 3,232,985 -7.9% 0.1%
Gaming Revenue November-09 $750,798,061 $673,403,952 $702,589,642 11.5% 6.9%
Visitor Volume (all of Clark County) November-09 3,157,158 3,449,232 3,132,021 -8.5% 0.8%
Room Inventory (Las Vegas Metro) November-09 141,989 141,489 137,892 0.4% 3.0%
Convention Attendance (Las Vegas Metro) November-09 437,864 349,383 503,545 25.3% -13.0%
Hotel/Motel Occupancy (Las Vegas Metro) November-09 78.4% 82.6% 79.2% -5.1% -1.0%
    *Excludes High/Mid Rise Condominiums, Apartment Conversions, and Condotel Units
    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.
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