Utah’s unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a percentage point again from October to November, a full half-point increase from an all-time low of 2.3 percent in April and May. November’s 2.8 percent represents about 50,300 residents without jobs, according to data released by Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS).
The November national unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7 percent.
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for November increased an estimated 2 percent in the past 12 months, the department reported. The state’s economy added a cumulative 34,700 jobs since November 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,744,100.
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