By Marilyn Cannon, Regional Economist

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides unemployment statistics for the nation. BLS does the data capturing, calculations, and publication. It distributes both statewide and county-level labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics. One variable that BLS does not provide at the county level is the labor force participation rate (LFPR). This article addresses how county-level participation rates are calculated. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (August 16, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for July 2024 increased an estimated 2.8% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 48,500 jobs since July 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,754,600.

July’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 57,000 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s June unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.0%. The July national unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (July 19, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for June 2024 increased an estimated 2.4% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 41,400 jobs since June 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,766,500.

June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.0%. Approximately 54,300 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s May unemployment rate is unrevised at 2.9%. The June national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.1%. More...