The following report details small business employment over the period (2016 to 2021) for each county in Nevada. Small business is delineated four ways in this report. Those employing 0 to 99 employees, 0 to 149 employees, 0 to 249 employees, and 0 to 499 employees are the size class delineations. Only private businesses are counted in this data set.
Small Business Employment Levels
| category |
range |
| 1 |
0 to 99 |
| 2 |
0 to 149 |
| 3 |
0 to 249 |
| 4 |
0 to 499 |
| Category |
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
| 2016 Q1 |
2016 Q2 |
2016 Q3 |
2016 Q4 |
2017 Q1 |
2017 Q2 |
2017 Q3 |
2017 Q4 |
2018 Q1 |
2018 Q2 |
2018 Q3 |
2018 Q4 |
2019 Q1 |
2019 Q2 |
2019 Q3 |
2019 Q4 |
2020 Q1 |
2020 Q2 |
2020 Q3 |
2020 Q4 |
2021 Q1 |
| Washoe County - employment |
| 1 |
110764 |
113080 |
114976 |
115445 |
113216 |
116997 |
119190 |
119464 |
118970 |
122360 |
122967 |
123038 |
122182 |
124233 |
126129 |
126141 |
124746 |
112484 |
120391 |
123156 |
122105 |
| 2 |
123223 |
127375 |
129240 |
130480 |
128378 |
131824 |
134444 |
135232 |
133554 |
137733 |
138685 |
140302 |
138216 |
140755 |
142929 |
144499 |
141773 |
125744 |
135894 |
138244 |
137193 |
| 3 |
135665 |
140805 |
143707 |
144810 |
141240 |
147477 |
149369 |
149998 |
148742 |
152960 |
154817 |
155784 |
153909 |
157194 |
157220 |
158259 |
154997 |
138444 |
147812 |
150802 |
150010 |
| 4 |
150997 |
155555 |
158525 |
159723 |
156273 |
161212 |
164000 |
166170 |
163844 |
167509 |
170260 |
170638 |
168149 |
171997 |
173502 |
175768 |
171330 |
152720 |
164263 |
167253 |
166469 |
| Washoe County - worksites |
| 1 |
14346 |
14432 |
14524 |
14557 |
14034 |
14099 |
14248 |
14285 |
14075 |
14295 |
14306 |
14630 |
14637 |
14799 |
14877 |
14837 |
14858 |
14814 |
14718 |
14670 |
14552 |
| 2 |
14448 |
14549 |
14641 |
14679 |
14158 |
14220 |
14372 |
14414 |
14195 |
14420 |
14435 |
14771 |
14769 |
14936 |
15016 |
14989 |
14998 |
14927 |
14848 |
14794 |
14678 |
| 3 |
14516 |
14620 |
14719 |
14755 |
14227 |
14304 |
14451 |
14491 |
14276 |
14500 |
14521 |
14852 |
14852 |
15024 |
15094 |
15063 |
15071 |
14996 |
14913 |
14864 |
14749 |
| 4 |
14562 |
14664 |
14763 |
14799 |
14271 |
14345 |
14494 |
14538 |
14320 |
14544 |
14567 |
14896 |
14893 |
15068 |
15144 |
15114 |
15120 |
15038 |
14963 |
14914 |
14800 |
Employment Levels
Anuual Percentage Change in Small Business Employment
Top Industries by Small Business Category
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Washoe County - 2021 - 1 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
15,725 |
1,039 |
| Retail Trade |
14,645 |
1,335 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
14,317 |
1,328 |
| Construction |
13,778 |
1,268 |
| Professional and Technical Services |
9,918 |
2,316 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Washoe County - 2021 - 2 |
| Retail Trade |
17,021 |
1,355 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
16,479 |
1,046 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
16,010 |
1,342 |
| Construction |
15,004 |
1,278 |
| Administrative and Waste Services |
10,708 |
987 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Washoe County - 2021 - 3 |
| Retail Trade |
19,884 |
1,371 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
17,380 |
1,350 |
| Construction |
16,762 |
1,288 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
16,705 |
1,047 |
| Administrative and Waste Services |
12,336 |
996 |
|
| codetitle |
employment |
worksites |
| Washoe County - 2021 - 4 |
| Retail Trade |
23,919 |
1,383 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
18,524 |
1,354 |
| Accommodation and Food Services |
18,381 |
1,052 |
| Administrative and Waste Services |
15,381 |
1,006 |
| Transportation and Warehousing |
12,977 |
513 |
|
