Nevada’s unemployment rate rose for
the fifth consecutive month, hitting 5-percent in August as a housing
slump continued and growth in the state’s labor pool outpaced job gains.

The
state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported
Friday that the seasonally adjusted rate, up from 4.9 percent in July,
was the highest since November 2003, and exceeded the national rate of
4.6 percent in August.

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It is a sad statistic for Nevada. A report released by The Violence Policy Center (VPC) Tuesday ranks Nevada first in the nation in the rate of women killed by men, with a rate of 2.53 per 100,000. The report, “When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2005 Homicide Data,” aims to raise awareness about this issue. The previous year, Nevada was ranked fifth.

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The real headline number might be “10″, as that is the number of lanes I-15 will grow to when planned construction begins in 2008. The pace of growth means that the city’s highways can no longer support the volume of traffic, as any rush hour commuter can attest. The federal government is kicking in $10 million for the I-15 project – the remaining $7 million goes to other highway projects around the state. While good news in the long term, valley drivers will have to deal with two years of construction … the I-15 project is expected to wrap up in 2010.

Eyewitness News 8’s Edward Lawrence has the complete story here.