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Dr. Heck's Statement On Nevada's Unemployment Rate

Today, Dr. Joe Heck issued the following statement with the release of the sobering announcement that Las Vegas has hit 15 percent unemployment. This figure sends shockwaves throughout our community verifying that 145,400 of our friends, family members and neighbors are unemployed in southern Nevada. The statewide figure remained a stubborn 14.4 percent with cities across the state showing an increase in numbers.

“This figure is an emotional and frustrating reminder that Dina Titus forgot us. When Congresswoman Titus went to Washington in January of 2009, statewide unemployment was 9.6 percent. Throughout her tenure, she has maintained that it is her job to create jobs but, by her own standards, Congresswoman Titus is a failure. These numbers serve as verification of this unfortunate fact,” said Dr. Joe Heck. “Congresswoman Titus placed Pelosi’s priorities of Obamacare and the job-killing Cap and Trade bill over the need for private sector job creation in southern Nevada. Unemployment at 15 percent has long been the anticipated bottom as Washington has failed to pass any real pro-small business legislation. When Congresswoman Titus and Nancy Pelosi left Washington without extending the tax cuts, they left uncertainty and anxiety in small businesses, the real job creators in our country. Until we are able to send representatives to Washington with job creation as their top priority, Las Vegas will remain mired in unemployment and our struggling families will continue to suffer," concluded Heck.