Nevada continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the country as the state struggles more than many others to recover from the economic devastation brought on by the COViD-19 pandemic.While the state added some jobs in July, the rate remains stubbornly high at 7.7 percent, which compares unfavourably to neighboring Utah's 2.3 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.Several recent studies have noted Nevada's less than impressive recovery, and its job numbers, with an ongoing ones published by Wallethub linking more restrictions to slower economic recovery.The July 15 WalletHub report, by researchers from top U.S.