Unemployment rate up a bit in June

Nevada’s unemployment rate for June was 6.9 percent, up a bit from the 6.6 percent recorded in May.The rate increased in not only Las Vegas but Reno-Sparks and Carson City by about three tenths in each jurisdiction.But Bill Anderson, chief economist for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said a year over year comparison is a much better indicator of economic health. And a review of the record shows the state rate down by a full percent since June 2014, by an equal amou