The limited applicant pool makes it even more difficult, she said. It’s a challenge that brought Affinity Gaming, operators of three resort-casinos in Primm and Silver Sevens near the Strip.ĭirector of Human Resources Lisa Seebeck said the company usually struggles to find workers willing to commute to the state line. “Those two things really give you that tight labor force, and that’s true nationwide.” “Baby boomers are exiting the workforce and there’s fewer workers that are in and out of the labor force, so we have lots of demand and a supply that’s still recovering,” Schmidt said. The labor market is still getting back to work and hasn’t reached the participation rate seen pre-pandemic - some people changed career paths or became self-employed, while others retired during the pandemic. That suggests a combination of factors are at play, DETR Chief Economist David Schmidt said Thursday. Unemployment in February remained at 5.5 percent - the highest in the nation - and Nevada led the country in job growth, gaining about 5.1 percent over the previous year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hiring event falls at a time when statewide hiring data shows four job openings for every three workers, according to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Preliminary numbers showed 300 people were hired on the spot and an estimated 1,900 offers could occur in the coming weeks, pending additional interviews and background checks, according to event co-hosts Clark County Chairman Jim Gibson, Commissioner Tick Segerblom and the EmployNV Business Hub. Potential applicants could be seen browsing the booths of 135 employers from various industries, offering a total of about 20,000 positions. Kelley was one of about 2,800 job seekers who attended the massive hiring event on Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall. In this setting, there’s a much more lasting impact.” “Everybody today is just filling out job applications digitally. “Even if nothing comes from this, as a job seeker, I’d feel guilty if I didn’t go,” Kelley, a Las Vegas resident, said. So when he saw a recruiter on LinkedIn post about Clark County’s Spring Job Fair, he felt compelled to attend. Just as he completed a one-year coding certificate program this year to leave a sales management position, the industry’s biggest employers from Google to Microsoft announced thousands of layoffs. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Kelley admits he’s switching careers to enter the tech industry at a difficult time. Procaps Laboratories staff talk with job seekers as more than 100 employers at the annual Spring Job Fair in the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall on Friday, March 24, 2023, in Las Vegas.
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