Utah’s jobless rate has shown signs of climbing over the summer with the rate up three-tenths of a percentage point since May, according to numbers released by the state’s Department of Workforce Services (DWS). The September unemployment rate was reported at 2.6 percent, up from 2.5 percent in August and 2.3 percent in May.
The September national unemployment rate came in unchanged at 3.8 percent.
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for September increased an estimated 2.1 percent from 12 months ago, the department reported, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 35,200 jobs since September 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at Please log in to see the rest of this story.
