Perspective Update | October 2021

教育 and economic development go hand-in-hand. 我们的团队致力于在南内华达州提供经济和教育发展. As more companies are choosing to do business in our region, 我们与合作伙伴共同努力，通过教育和劳动力培训计划，继续发展人才，以满足当今和未来雇主的需求. In this education edition of the Perspective Update, 你会发现来自LVGEA 50董事会成员和内华达州立大学校长的富有洞察力的评论, Dr. DeRionne 波拉德, along with community survey results, updated market information, and an economic update from Applied Analysis.

Unsurprisingly, 对于想要在内华达南部扩张或选址的企业来说，劳动力的可用性仍然是首要考虑的问题. More important than any tax or regulatory barrier, 网赌信得过的平台希望知道他们所投资的社区拥有合适的人力资本. If we are to be successful in growing and diversifying our region’s economy, 我们的学院和大学必须联合起来，创造一个更加多样化的校园, 繁荣的, and well-educated workforce.

我们知道，有大学学历的人往往比没上过大学的人挣得多. 这反过来又增加了这些人生活和工作的地方的经济活动和繁荣. For every new Nevada State College graduate, there is a net increase in wages, economic activity, and overall prosperity. How large is that impact? 重点关注2021年获得学位并留在内华达州的619名学生, incremental in-state direct wages amount to $10.900万美元的收入比他们只受过高中教育的收入要高. 毕业后留在内华达州的内华达州立大学毕业生(大约8 / 10)的总收入约为31美元.3 million annually, supporting approximately $71.400万年 in direct local economic activity.

A well-educated workforce is key to the prosperity of our economy. Since graduating its first class in 2004, Nevada State College has conferred over 6,100 bachelor’s and graduate degrees. 这些学生通常是他们家庭中第一个上大学的成员. 该机构还为许多兼职学生提供服务，这些学生必须在学业、工作和育儿之间找到平衡. 我们的学生来自历史上服务水平低下的背景，他们必须自己努力读完大学. Due to the demographics of our student population, 学院为那些无法进入高等教育的人创造了进入高等教育的途径，为我们社区的上层社会流动做出了巨大贡献. In addition, 内华达州立大学专注于在经济的核心产业中培养多样化的工人, 教学, and nursing, which are a prerequisite to further economic development.

As Nevada State College begins offering certificate programs, 它将进一步针对寻求获得新技能和为自己及其家庭获得更好的职业道路的成年学习者. 学院的目标是继续扩大其圆形课程，同时保持其在高需求地区教育多样化学习者的使命. 内华达州立大学就是为这一时刻而创建的，它诞生于内华达，为内华达而生，我们随时准备为之服务.

Dr. DeRionne 波拉德 is the president of Nevada State College.

2021年夏天，内华达南部的经济显示出许多增长的迹象. 最近几个月，随着经济继续从大流行病带来的重大影响中复苏，大多数主要指标都显示出明显的上升趋势.

整个夏季，内华达南部的劳动力经历了正增长. Total employment climbed to an annual peak of 965,300 in August 2021. While this total represented a 9.7 percent improvement compared to August 2020, the region remained 71,000 jobs short of August 2019 levels. 此外，今年早些时候的就业增长比夏季更快. Between January and April, jobs returned at rate of 3.5 percent compared to 1.9% between May and August. The regional unemployment rate improved to 8.2 percent in August, the lowest level since the pandemic began. 然而, 拉斯维加斯的失业率仍然是全国大城市中最高的.

Job growth trends through the summer were broad across industries. 5月至8月间，该州的核心部门——休闲和酒店业增加了11200个工作岗位.2 percent growth rate. Professional and business services added 8,300 jobs over the summer at a 6.0 percent growth rate, and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector added 3,700 jobs during that time, a 1.9% growth rate. While some sectors experienced slight declines, 18,100 jobs were added overall in Las Vegas from May to August, and since the employment low point in May 2020, the region has added 190,400 jobs out of the 274,800 jobs lost in early 2020.

随着演出和音乐会的回归，拉斯维加斯的旅游业在今年初夏一路火爆, 主办大型体育赛事和拉斯维加斯名胜世界的盛大开幕，但在8月份略有下滑. Visitor volume climbed to an annual peak of 3.3 million visitors in July, just 10.4 percent below the July 2019 total, before dipping 9.2 percent in August to 3.0 million visitors, which was 16.2 percent lower than in August 2019. 由于公约活动恢复缓慢和国际旅行限制，访问恢复仍然受到阻碍.

内华达南部的博彩行业经历了有史以来最好的一段时期，就博彩总收入而言，连续三个月超过10亿美元. 2021年7月，游戏总收益达到1美元，创历史新高.160亿年. August saw a slight tapering off of gaming revenue at $993.400万年, 这可能与游客和游客寻求其他娱乐产品的数量适度下降有关. Gross gaming revenue from the Las Vegas Strip was $625.7 million in August 2021, a 20 percent increase from August 2019. Meanwhile, gross gaming revenue in Las Vegas locals market area was $250.0 million, 41.2 percent higher than August 2019.

Hot summer temperatures did little to cool Southern Nevada’s housing market. The median sales price for existing single family homes rose from $385,000 in May 2021 to $405,000 in August 2021, a 5.2 percent gain. Since August 2020, the median single family home price has increased 20.9%, 这一趋势与全国的趋势相一致，由于住房供应紧张和创纪录的低利率增加了购房能力，导致房价上涨.

总体而言，2021年夏季为内华达南部经济提供了乐观的理由. 房地产市场继续繁荣，就业率稳步上升，博彩业收入创历史新高. 整体复苏的道路将继续取决于核心旅游业, 哪些可能会随着更广泛的经济和社会因素而起起落落. 然而，毫无疑问，2021年将比前一年有明显改善.