By Marilyn Cannon, Regional Economist

What is JOLTS?

Every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes a dataset called JOLTS — the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. This dataset is produced by surveying 21,000 business establishments throughout the United States about employment and payroll details. JOLTS provides labor market data such as the number of hires, job openings, and separations, on a national and state level. JOLTS is useful in showing movement within a labor market and demonstrating the health of an economy. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 20, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for November 2024 increased an estimated 1.8% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 30,900 jobs since November 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,782,700. 

November’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.5%. Approximately 63,620 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s October unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.5%. The November national unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.2%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 15, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for October 2024 increased an estimated 1.9% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 32,900 jobs since October 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,782,800. 

October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.5%. Approximately 63,800 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s September unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.5%. The October national unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%. More...