Nevada’s economic performance in 2017 led the nation in many factors, including a big one. Nevada saw private sector jobs grow by 3.6%, and that’s the fastest in the nation, as the state added 40 thousand jobs in the first quarter, over the growth of the first quarter of 2016. Governor Brian Sandoval says he is pleased to see this progress and that moving to first place in job growth is a testament to the tremendous resolve of citizens and businesses. Take a look at this from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.