Workforce

The statistics tell the story of a dynamic and adept workforce:

2.3 Million

Population within 50-Mile Radius

1.6%

Annual Population Growth Rate

Nations Largest County

to be ACT® work ready certified

65.3% diversity

Caucasian, African American, Hispanic,  Asian American and Multi-racial

92.6%

High school degree or higher

(Higher than Las Vegas, Reno,  Los Angeles and Phoenix)

41.7%

ages 25 to 54

Prime productivity

44%

ages 20 to 38

Leading innovation

Quick Facts

2.3 Million

Population within 50-Mile Radius

1.6%

Annual Population Growth Rate

Nations Largest County

to be ACT® work ready certified

65.3% diversity

Caucasian, African American, Hispanic,  Asian American and Multi-racial

92.6%

High school degree or higher

(Higher than Las Vegas, Reno,  Los Angeles and Phoenix)

41.7%

ages 25 to 54

Prime productivity

44%

ages 20 to 38

Leading innovation

Size, skill, opportunity. 

Start with the numbers: A workforce of 170,000 drawn from a population of 2.3 million in the Las Vegas metro. Add in powerful demographics: Henderson is one of the fastest growing cities in Nevada, which is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. A pro-growth state with a tax structure rated #7 in the nation, Nevada is attracting inbound migration with attractive opportunities. Henderson does the same, while the city’s culture of opportunity is also combined with a high quality of life that includes abundant outdoor recreation, a vibrant downtown and exciting pro sports. Young and agile talent are drawn to Henderson for personal opportunities, and for the opportunities opening in the city’s rapidly diversifying economy, in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, tech and business services.

Henderson is also located in the nation’s largest county to be ACT® Work Ready-Certified, your operational assurance of strong basic skills—skills that can be honed, customized and applied through a dynamic and comprehensive training ecosystem. Henderson’s workforce development ecosystem opens the way for accelerated and aligned skills acquisition and for more effective connections between employers and workforce. Henderson’s ready workforce is a significant tactical advantage.

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Where team building is better.

Henderson makes it easy to recruit the right team with connected and collaborative workforce development components: The new Center of Excellence, where sector specialists provide customized training drawing from 2,000 hours of modular curriculum ready to be tailored to your needs; Employ NV Business Hubs, where employers receive no-cost recruitment and screening assistance; and Employ NV Career Centers, which serve as a conduit for job seekers to enter the system. In Henderson, you can build the right team quickly and cost-efficiently.

And once your team is on the job, in this right-to-work state you’ll discover the ready-and-willing attitude that has impressed other satisfied employers—whether the employer is Amazon seeking and finding the team that can deliver the company’s famously uncompromising customer-centric service; Google discovering a self-starting spirit of innovation; or Henderson Hospital recruiting with ease in a community that attracts the best.

Deeper engagement across your organization.

The level of workforce engagement is what impresses Mark Rauenzahn, Plant Manager at the Henderson Ocean Spray conversion facility, which ships 10 million cases of juice annually. The willingness and ability to give and receive feedback are quality drivers across all levels of the plant, from management and salaried staff to hourly manufacturing workers.

“This area is a melting pot. You have a variety of folks from all over the country who are very willing to come in and learn and do the right work. The theme that I see here is people come here to establish themselves, but they also come here with the willingness to start a new life, start a new career. And that lends itself to opportunity.”

Mark Rauenzahn, Plant Manager, Ocean Spray