SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 16, 2022) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for November 2022 increased an estimated 2.6% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 43,100 jobs since November 2021. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,688,600.

November’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.2%. Approximately 38,200 Utahns are unemployed. The November national unemployment rate is unchanged at 3.7%. More...

By Gwen Kervin, Regional Economist

When analyzing the profile of women in the workforce, economists often point to a wage gap between men and women. Such a gap is calculated by dividing the median female wage by the median male wage. The median is considered a better measure of the central tendency than averages, which can skew on the high or low end. 

There are several datasets which can be selected for comparison, but this analysis will utilize the Census Bureau’s 2020 American Community Survey. It shows that nationally, adult women who work full-time earn approximately 81% of what their male counterparts earn. Looking at Utah, the ratio drops to 72%. Note that seasonal and part-time workers are excluded from these estimates as they introduce variability between the gender measures. Only full-time employment is used as it produces the identical standard needed for the uniform measure.   More...