Utah’s employment for October 2015 grew by an estimated 3.5 percent, adding 47,700 jobs to the economy as compared to October 2014. Utah’s current employment level registers 1,400,800.

October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained the same as last month at 3.6 percent. Approximately 52,300 Utahns were unemployed in the month and actively seeking work. The national unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point from September to 5.0 percent. More...

Utah’s employment grew in September 2015 by an estimated 3.9 percent, adding 51,700 jobs to the economy as compared to September 2014. Utah’s current employment level registers 1,392,800.

September’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percent from last month to 3.6 percent. Approximately 53,400 Utahns were unemployed in the month and actively seeking work. The September national unemployment rate remained unchanged from August at 5.1 percent.More...

Summer has proven to be a strong season for Utah’s economy: Jobs for July 2015 grew by an estimated 4.5 percent, adding 59,100 jobs to the economy as compared to July 2014. Utah’s current employment level registers 1,371,800.

July’s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent from last month to 3.6 percent — compared to the national unemployment rate unchanged at 5.3 percent. Approximately 53,000 Utahns were unemployed in the month and actively seeking work.More...