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Southern Utah Counties See Employment Increase

Southern Utah Counties See Employment Increase

(Washington City, UT) — Counties in southern Utah are seeing an increase in employment. The Department of Workforce Service says nonfarm payroll employment in Iron County saw a three percent increase in January compared to the same month last year. As for Washington County, that increase was five and a […]

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Virtual Job Fair This Week

Virtual Job Fair This Week

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Workforce Services will host a statewide virtual job fair this Thursday. There will be more than 15-hundred open positions in various sectors, including health care, manufacturing, transportation, education, banking, and more. All you need to attend is a smartphone or computer […]

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Dana Anthony works at her desk at The Daily Tar Heel newspaper in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Anthony was rejected after two speparate HireVue interviews for other jobs recently. The pandemic has heightened demand for online services that interview job applicants remotely and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills. But the technology also raises questions about whether computers can accurately judge a person's character traits and emotional cues. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Workforce Services Hosting Virtual Job Fair Thursday

(Undated) — The “now hiring” sign will be out tomorrow when the Utah Department of Workforce Services hosts a virtual job fair. Nearly 50 Utah employers will be looking for workers from seasonal employment to full-time careers. Jobseekers can sign up in advance for the job fair at jobs-dot-utah-dot-gov.

Utah unemployment rate remains steady at 2.8% in August

Utah unemployment rate remains steady at 2.8% in August

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has held steady at 2.8% for three straight months. The Department of Workforce Service’s monthly report released Friday also says nonfarm payroll employment for August grew by an estimated 3 percent, with 45,900 jobs added to the economy since August […]

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Utah unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in June

Utah unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in June

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s low unemployment rate took a slight dip last month. The state Department of Workforce Services announced Friday that June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.8 percent was down from 2.9 percent in May. There were about 45,500 residents unemployed but seeking work. The national […]

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State: Utah employment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in April

State: Utah employment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in April

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate has dropped, with state officials saying April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent was down from 3 percent in March. The Department of Workforce Services monthly report released Friday says Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April grew by an estimated 3.2 […]

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Utah unemployment rate declines to 3 percent in February

Utah unemployment rate declines to 3 percent in February

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in February as 42,400 jobs were added to the state’s nonfarm economy. The Department of Workforce Services’ monthly report Friday says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.0 percent in February from 3.1 percent in January. Chief Economist Carrie […]

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