One thing that business owners and current/future job seekers have in common is that they both want to take actions today that will economically benefit them in the future. Making business, education, or career decisions can be challenging, but fortunately there are tools at Workforce Services to help. More...

Various aspects of the economy can be complex, and labor markets are no exception. When job growth is high (think Utah’s blistering 4.5%) sometimes ensuring that the production of skilled workers keeps pace with the creation of jobs can feel like a challenge. In economic terms: how do we better match labor supply and labor demand? More...

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for June 2015 grew by an estimated 4.5 percent, adding 59,200 jobs to the economy as compared to June 2014. Utah’s current employment level registers 1,387,800.

June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from last month at 3.5 percent. Approximately 51,700 Utahns were unemployed in the month and actively seeking work. The national unemployment rate dropped two tenths of a percentage point to 5.5 percent in June.More...