The Las Vegas Valley has recovered all of the jobs — and more — it lost during the pandemic.

The valley saw some of the sharpest employment declines in the country during the start of COVID-19 public health crisis in 2020, and has since experienced one of the biggest recoveries, according to a new study from the National Association of Home Builders.

The association, which analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data, reported that the Las Vegas area lost 277,900 jobs in 2020, which equated to about 26 percent of the local workforce. As of August of this year, the valley had reached 109 percent of its pre-pandemic employment, the study found.

Southern Nevada’s casino-heavy economy was devastated by the pandemic. The region’s main economic engine, tourism, screeched to a halt at the onset of the cri

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