Uber said nearly 1,000 jobs had disappeared in Nevada after the ridesharing company was forced to temporarily suspend operations in the U.S. state.

The move by Uber came after Washoe County District Court Judge Scott Freeman issued this week a preliminary injunction preventing Uber from statewide operations.

Uber, which allows users to call a ride using an app on their smartphones, has like its peers come in for criticism from traditional taxi operators and some governments.

Soon after it started operations in Nevada in October, regulators with the Nevada Taxicab Authority and the Nevada Transportation Authority immediately went after Uber drivers as illegal and unlicensed carriers, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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