Employment Agency

An employment agency is any person who, for a fee, commission or charge furnishes information to a person seeking employment enabling or tending to enable him to secure employment, furnishes information to a person seeking employees enabling or tending to enable him to obtain employees or maintains a record of persons seeking employment or employees.

1.      Confirm the proposed business location is within the Las Vegas city limits and properly zoned for this activity. For information on planning, zoning, and building requirements, call (702) 229-6301 or visit our Development Services Center at 731 South 4th Street.

2.      Obtain an employment agency license in accordance with NRS Chapter 611 from the Nevada State Labor Commission.  The Labor Commission is located at 675 Fairview Drive #226, Carson City, Nevada 89701.  Call (775) 687-4850 or (702) 486-2650 for additional information.

3.      Make application for a Nevada sales/use tax permit and state business license from the Nevada Department of Taxation located at 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.  For additional information call (702) 486-2300 or visit their website at http://tax.state.nv.us/.

4.      30 days prior to commencing business, bring a completed license application and all applicable items listed above to the Business Services Division, 400 Stewart Avenue, 3rd Floor (City Hall). 

5.      Total fees due with the application are $530.00 ($500.00 license fee + $30.00 processing fee).  Make checks payable to CITY OF LAS VEGAS.

6.      Business license applications are sent to the Planning Department and Fire Department for review and inspection.  Upon approval from these agencies and completion of all items listed above, the Business Services Division will issue your business license.