Educating the Future Generation

24. May 2023


Apprenticeship insights. Apprenticeship Utah.
Commissioner's Corner.
Photo of Utah's Commissioner on Apprenticeships Melisa Stark.Teacher Appreciation Week was May 8-12, 2023. Teachers are called many things: educators, mentors, instructors, etc. No matter what they are called, we can all agree they truly have an influence on lives both inside and outside of the classroom. Everyone can recall at least one teacher, if not more, who has profoundly impacted their life. Teachers are the rock stars of education and work tirelessly to enrich the lives of the next generation. More...


Utah's Employment Summary: March 2023

21. April 2023



SALT LAKE CITY (April 21, 2023)  — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for March 2023 increased an estimated 2.7% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 44,100 jobs since March 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,705,400.


March’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 2.4%. Approximately 41,700 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s February unemployment rate is unrevised at 2.4%. The March national unemployment rate moved down one notch to 3.5%. More...




Career and Technical Education Month

15. February 2023

Apprenticeship insights. Apprenticeship Utah.
Commissioner's Corner.
Photo of Utah's Commissioner on Apprenticeships Melisa Stark.February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) month. The theme this year is Get on a Pathway to Your Career. Did you know that there are 16 CTE Career Clusters and 79 CTE Pathways that provide a range of career options? The goal of this month is to showcase these opportunities and share how they provide students (youth and adults) with the core academic, employability, technical and job-specific skills to be successful. More...