Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for February 2017 grew by an estimated 3.3 percent, adding 45,700 jobs to the economy since February 2016. Utah’s current employment level registers 1,445,000

February’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady from January at 3.1 percent. Approximately 47,500 Utahns were unemployed during the month and actively seeking work. The national unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point from January to 4.7 percent. More...