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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)

Utah Jobless Rate Rises, Still Near Historic Low

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s job growth slowed and the unemployment rate rose in August, but the jobless rate is still near historic lows. Unemployment was up half-a-percent last month, to two-point-five percent, one of the lowest jobless rates on record. Utah employers added 41-thousand new jobs, a marked […]

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Utah Job Growth Expanding

Utah Job Growth Expanding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is adding jobs and the unemployment rate is staying low. The state added nearly 49-thousand jobs over the past 12 months, according to the latest figures from the Department of Workforce Services. That’s a two-point-nine percent increase. Meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate remained at […]

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