Utah's Employment Summary: October 2022



SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 18, 2022) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for October 2022 increased an estimated 3.1% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 50,600 jobs since October 2021. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,690,000.

October’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is unchanged at 2.1%. Approximately 37,300 Utahns are unemployed. The October national unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percent to 3.7%. More...




Seasonal Employment


With the holidays and winter approaching, ‘tis the season for hiring seasonal employees. As an employer, you may need to use different hiring strategies and data in an already competitive employment market.

According to the economists at Workforce Services, the people you are likely to hire for your seasonal positions already have jobs. In fact, with Utah’s dynamic economy and plentiful employment opportunities for job seekers, the state has twice as many hires as it has quits at any given time. Thus, job seekers can be particular and selective, especially with seasonal employment. More...



Construction Employment Rock Solid



By James Robson, Senior Economist

Dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic over the past two and a half years has been a singularly difficult historical and societal event with significant death, sickness and uncertainty. This pandemic dealt Utah, our Nation, and the World, the sharpest and most sudden widespread employment declines and severe economic disruptions in recent memory. Yet Covid-19 notwithstanding, essential economic activities had to continue whether there is a pandemic or not. Basic needs of food, shelter, utilities, healthcare, transportation and security must be maintained. Some activities migrated into homes through a teleworking format, while other activities could continue as is with relatively minor adjustments. There were other pursuits that could not make these adjustments and suffered from lingering COVID-19 impacts. However, one industry in Utah, that operated throughout the pandemic at quite normal or even high levels of employment, was construction. More...