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Utah’s unemployment rate improved slightly in February and remains among the best in the nation, according to data released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

The latest Utah news for Friday evening, Mar. 18, 2022.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, Feb. 1, 2022

Utah is now asking state employees to fill in as school substitutes. It’s one of several efforts to ease staffing shortages. But there are deeper economic issues at play too.

There is a wide array of motivations behind a record wave of quitting that continues to sweep across the nation.

With 1.5 jobs currently available for every 1 job seeker, it’s no surprise that the U.S, jobs market power balance is skewing toward workers. Increasingly desperate companies are having to offer bigger carrots to meet hiring goals and quitting is now the fastest route to better earnings. But, how long will it last?

An overwhelming majority of small U.S. companies are being battered by fallout from the omicron surge as ongoing pandemic conditions magnify long-running challenges.

A new national report from Goldman Sachs finds an overwhelming majority of small U.S. companies are being battered by fallout from the omicron surge as ongoing pandemic conditions magnify long-running COVID-19 driven labor shortages and supply chain snarls.

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has released its December 2021 report, which shows a record low unemployment.

Utah’s unemployment rate has dropped to an unprecedented low of 1.9 percent. That's the lowest it has ever been.