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Elko, NV
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Mining based economy
Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted once since I've been hear. As the dominant employers are gold mines, the economy here follows the price of gold. When it's booming, it's an unbelievably good for job seekers. When it's bad, it's time to get call U-Haul. Right now, it's booming and jobs are very plentiful, especially if you are a skilled worker of any kind.