SALT LAKE CITY (June 20, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May 2025 increased an estimated 2.5% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 42,900 jobs since May 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,786,000. 

April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 58,220 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s April unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.1%. The May national unemployment rate is unchanged at 4.2%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (May 16, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April 2025 increased an estimated 2.1% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 36,000 jobs since April 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,778,100. 

April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.1%. Approximately 57,520 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s March unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.1%. The April national unemployment rate is unchanged at 4.2%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (April 18, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for March 2025 increased an estimated 1.7% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 29,500 jobs since March 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,765,100. 

March’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.1%. Approximately 57,570 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s February unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.2%. The March national unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.2%. More...