SALT LAKE CITY (March 1, 2023) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for January 2023 increased an estimated 2.8% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 46,400 jobs since January 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,680,400.

January’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 2.4%. Approximately 42,600 Utahns are unemployed. The January national unemployment rate has lowered to 3.4%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 20, 2023) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2022 increased an estimated 2.4% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 40,100 jobs since December 2021. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,689,800. More...

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...