Economists predict state labor market will continue to improve

The chief economist for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation says Nevada’s labor market should continue to improve for the coming two years. Bill Anderson said the forecast is the first in which they are predicting employment will surpass the state’s peak set in 2007. The state lost about 175,000 jobs during the recession. While the total number of jobs still is some 116,000 jobs below that peak, he projected a gain o