FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, JOBLESS RATE TICKS UPWARD

For the first time this year, Utah’s unemployment rate saw a small increase in May, increasing one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.9 percent, leaving an estimated 51,900 Utahns still looking for work, according to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS).

The national unemployment rate also saw a one-tenth of a percentage point hike to 4 percent for the same period.

DWS also reported Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May increased an estimated 2.2 percent over the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 38,100 jobs since Please log in to see the rest of this story.