Lasvegassun -- The state’s jobless rate has nearly doubled in the past year. From March 2008 to last March, Nevada’s unemployment rate jumped from 5.4 percent to 10.4 percent, a 92.6 percent increase. Month-over-month, the state’s unemployment rate increased 4 percent to 10.4 percent. Las Vegas’ jobless rate is also 10.4 percent.
