SALT LAKE CITY (March 28, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for February 2025 increased an estimated 1.8% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 31,900 jobs since February 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,759,700. 

February’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 58,250 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s January unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.2%. The February national unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.1%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (March 12, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for January 2025 increased an estimated 1.9% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 32,800 jobs since January 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,748,000. 

January’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 59,230 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s December unemployment rate has been revised to 3.3%. The January national unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.0%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 24, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2024 increased an estimated 2.6% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 44,800 jobs since December 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,790,300. 

December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.5%. Approximately 62,647 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s November unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.5%. The December national unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.1%. More...