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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

By /September 20, 2023 /Local News

(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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State: Utah employment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in April

State: Utah employment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in April

By /May 17, 2019 /Local News

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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