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Water

Lake Mead elevation

1,040.9 ft −16.3 ft compared with a year earlier

Updated automatically from Bureau of Reclamation, Nov. 13, 2026

As of Nov. 13, 2026

Economy

Preliminary

Unemployment rate, Las Vegas metro

4.8% −0.9 pts compared with a year earlier

Updated automatically from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Sept. 1, 2026

As of Sept. 1, 2026

Housing

Median price, existing single-family homes sold

$470,000

Source: Las Vegas REALTORS, September 2026

As of Sept. 1, 2026

Tourism

Visitors to Las Vegas

3.1M

Source: LVCVA executive summary, September 2026

As of Sept. 1, 2026

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