A bright spot in Nevada’s economy, the tourism industry, has grown over the past few years and is a driving force behind Nevada’s comeback. In fact, the industry has grown to the point that Elko outgrew its convention center and Las Vegas plans to expand its facility.

The U.S. economy experienced a landmark moment this month when the nation began exporting crude oil for the first time in four decades.

Local experts met Monday to talk about the economic outlook for 2016, and it looks like experts are feeling optimistic about the future of Nevada's economy.

Las Vegas and its gaming companies should send a thank you note to Macau.

The Las Vegas Valley has enough water to support 1 million more residents, and it should be able to weather at least the next 20 years before any permanent new supplies are needed, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority's revised 2015 resource plan.

Clark County's population increased by a modest 2 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Fewer teenagers are getting pregnant in Nevada than ever before, that's what numbers from the CDC and UNLV's Kids Count reports says.

Nearly 1 in 4 of Nevada’s youngest residents were living in poverty in 2013, according to the most recent data in a new report released today.

The Great Recession has been in the rearview mirror of most big cities for some time, but here in Southern Nevada, the aftereffects lingered like, well, a hangover. Finally, though, it appears our Valley has received its economic IV: In May, our unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent—the first time it’s dipped below 7 percent since June 2008. Ryan Kennelly, an economic analyst for UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research, offers some facts behind the data.

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Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.

Economic growth in Nevada is accelerating faster than the U.S., economic analysts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research, said Thursday, but housing remains tight and the state trails woefully in advanced industry.