Employment
Carson City has a diverse economy with 1748 businesses employing over 30,000 people. The service industry is the largest employing roughly 30%, followed by the government sector, retail trade and manufacturing. Wages average $15.26 per hour in Carson City with government employees earning the highest wage. Unemployment in the area was 5.2% in
The availability of land for commercial and industrial development in the Carson City area has been an important part of economic development and several national retailers have built or expanded their current facilities in the area. Educational, health and social services sector employ 14% of the work force and hospitals and medical centers in the area include: Carson Rehabilitation Center, Carson-Tahoe Hospital, Incline Village Health Center, Acute Rehabilitation at Washoe and Healthsouth Rehab Hospital of Reno.