20,000 Apply For 500 Seasonal Minumum Wage Jobs

From the LVRJ: Most of the necessary infrastructure is in place for Wet ’N Wild water park to open Memorial Day weekend in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, the park’s general manager said Wednesday.
More than 25 slides and water rides are taking shape at the 41-acre, $50 million recreational development near Fort Apache and Warm Springs roads. The 17,000-square-foot wave pool and lazy river have been excavated with wall formations and plumbing in varying stages of completion.
General contractor Ledcor Construction has finished general grading and installation of utilities, including water, sewer and storm drains. Foundations for the main administration building, food and beverage service and restrooms have been excavated and poured.
The water park has taken more than 20,000 applications for an estimated 300 to 500 seasonal jobs, said Takuya Ohki, general manager at Wet ’N Wild.
“Las Vegas has 50 percent teen unemployment,” Ohki said. “I didn’t think it was that bad until we opened the lid and everyone wants a job. It’s a great environment. All we want is a smile and great attitude.”  http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/almost-wet-and-nearly-wild-las-vegas
When people say things are getting better in Las Vegas, don't believe them.  While the unemployment has gone down in Las Vegas, most of that has occurred because a lot of these people just stop looking for work and drop off the unemployment rolls.