In The News: Center for Business and Economic Research

The Federal Reserve voted June 18 to keep interest rates at its current of 4.25% to 4.5% range. Since then, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has explained their decision making and what leads into a decision like this.

Clark County’s population is expected to hit 3 million by 2045, according to new projections from the 51ԹϺ Center for Business and Economic Research.

Three million. That's the projection of Clark County's population by 2045, according to the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER). This projection is mainly attributed to historical trends affected by the population growth seen pots-pandemic, according to CBER.

Clark County is now expected to break 3 million residents by 2045, according to a new report from The Center for Business and Economic Research at 51ԹϺ. Last year’s report had Clark County breaking the 3 million threshold in 2042. Does that mean growth is slowing?

Some potential homebuyers in the Las Vegas Valley are now thinking twice before purchasing a home. This comes as economic uncertainty is translating into a growing trend of more homes for sale and less being sold.

Clark County added approximately 57,566 residents to its overall population in 2016, a number that has yet to be eclipsed, according to the 2024-2060 Population Forecast report for 2024 from 51ԹϺ’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

As global tariffs continue to fluctuate, consumers may feel the effects in their wallets, according to Stephen Miller, an economist and research director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Center for Business and Economic Research.

Bernard Rowe came to Nevada to find gold. When he found lithium instead, he went to work on a project that’s consumed nearly a decade of his life in the hills outside of Dyer, about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

In Southern Nevada, business confidence “plunged” this quarter to its lowest level in 16 years, according to 51ԹϺ’s Center for Business and Economic Research. All told, local business leaders’ view of U.S. economic conditions “nosedived,” and their view of conditions in Nevada “also sank,” the center reported.

The "No Tax on Tips" Act, which aims to eliminate federal taxes on tips, passed the Senate on Monday, drawing significant attention in Las Vegas, where 17% of the workforce relies on tips, according to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Center for Business and Economic Research.
Since 2020, Nevada’s unemployment rate has been significantly higher than the national average, even as tourism has recovered

Nevada’s Economic Forum adjusted the tax revenue forecast down $191 million for the upcoming biennium, representing a further dimming of& an already dreary outlook of how the economy will fare under the Trump administration.