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The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released Utah's employment summary for the month of April last week. To start, it was reported that the non-farm payroll employment for April increased an estimated 2.6% across the past year. The state's economy has also added a cumulative 43,500 jobs since this time last year. With this information,
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April 2023 increased an estimated 2.6%. The unemployment rate sat at 2.4%, among the lowest rates in the U.S.
Utah's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent in April 2023 to 2.3%, meaning around 41,300 Utahns are unemployed, according to the state's Department of Workforce Services.
A Utah Department of Workforce Services report says the Beehive State's economy is in good shape as the door closes on spring and opens into the summer months ahead.
New economic data shows more Utah teenagers make up more of the workforce than any state in the nation and are more likely to join the workforce than any state but Wisconsin.