Utah’s jobless rate continues to inch upward. According to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), the unemployment rate climbed to 3.2 percent in July from 3 percent in June and 2.9 percent in May. The figure means that about 57,000 Utahns are without work.
The national unemployment rate also climbed two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment in July was reported at an estimated 2.8 percent increase over the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
