The Department of Workforce Services released updated county unemployment numbers this week and very little has changed in northeastern Utah. Daggett County reported 4.5 percent unemployment for the second month in a row. Duchesne County stayed at 4.3 percent while Uintah County ticked slightly down from 4.6 to 4.5 percent. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the State of Utah dropped a tenth of a percent from April to May landing at 3 percent, meaning about 48,100 Utahns were counted as unemployed and actively seeking work. Nationally, unemployment also dropped a tenth of a percent to 3.8 percent.
