Nevada unemployment dips below 7 percent in July

Statewide unemployment dipped below 7 percent in July for the first time since 2008.That draws down the number of unemployed in the state to just more than 97,000.Both the seasonally adjusted and raw rates were down from the month before — to 6.8 percent and 6.9 percent respectively. Over the year since July 2014, Economist Bill Anderson said the state has added more than 45,000 jobs, a growth rate of 3.7 percent that’s the second largest gain since mid 2006.“All economic indic