http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-vegas-dream6-2009sep06,0,2293950.story?page=1

"in a town where employers once competed for workers, job-hunters now competed with one another. In 2008, with the national recession draining 401(k)s, undermining home equity and discouraging tourism, gambling revenue tumbled almost 10% in Clark County. The casinos laid off thousands, and, by one estimate, the region's population shrank."