Clark County added 13,462 residents, an increase of 0.7 percent. State Demographer said that the
increases are another indication that Nevada's economy is emerging from the great recession.

The State population increase of 0.7 percent from July 2010 to July 2011 is about what the state should
expect from natural growth - births. It follows 12 months in which the State lost 27, 677 residents, or
about 1 percent of it's population.

"This doesn't support that large numbers of people are moving out of the State at this time." And, if
some are moving out, we are having enough people move in, or having enough children to offset those
moving out."

Hardcastle estimates that Clark County gained 7,900 gaming jobs from 2010 to 2011 but overall
lost 2,400 jobs because of a 3,800-job drop in government employment.

Nye County saw an estimated 1.7 percent increase in population. In northeast Nevada, counties grew
about 1.5 percent, attributed to the mining boom.

"Gold prices have been sustained, and that industry continues to grow, while traditional industries such
as Financial, Construction, Manufacturing and Retail continue to lose jobs."