A delay in updated employment numbers is normal at the front of a new year but Utah’s Department of Workforce Services has now caught up and released all of January’s numbers. Utah’s employment level registered at 1,568,600 and January’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for the state was 2.5 percent, a slight tick up. National unemployment stayed the same at 3.5 percent. “Utah begins 2020 on a solid economic foundation and Utah’s job market remains vibrant,” reports Mark Knold, Chief Economist at the Department of Workforce Services. “Job postings are plentiful. Employers are aggressively seeking labor. This is a Utah labor market hitting its maximum stride.” Unemployment rates in Duchesne and Uintah Counties show a shift up from the last report with Duchesne County at 4.2 percent and Uintah County at 4.7 percent. Daggett County ticked down to 3.3 percent.
