New business Filings Exceed 15,000 in Q1 2012
Nevada’s Secretary of State’s report indicates positive news:
New Entity Filings (Leading Indicator) — New business entity filings were up 17.1 percent from the preceding quarter (Q4 2011).KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORSPrior PeriodPrior Year Value
Current Value
Value
Change
ValueUnemployment
11.9%
12.9%
-1.0%
13.5%
Analyst’s Assessment The first quarter of 2012 shined a few bright spots on what has been a challenging recovery cycle. Overall employment trended in a positive direction, a condition absent from the economic landscape during most of the past three years. New job creation has helped push the unemployment rate down to its lowest level since 2009.
New business Filings Exceed 15,000 in Q1 2012
Core employment – total employment excluding the construction and government sectors – has reported year-over-year gains for 21 consecutive months. The fact that many private sector employers are expanding is an encouraging sign.
With over 15,000 new business entity filings recorded in the first quarter of 2012, the data suggest that investors and entrepreneurs are continuing to seek out Nevada as a viable place to do business and/or take advantage of the investment opportunities within the Silver State. The economy has clearly distanced itself from the bottom and appears to be gaining some momentum.
Jeremy Aguero Principal Analyst, Applied Analysis
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