The Department of Workforce Services report that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for September 2023 increased an estimated 2.1% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 35,200 jobs since September 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,730,100. Employment in Daggett County is 515 which is about the same as one year ago. Duchesne County employment is 8,927 which is up 650 from one year ago and Uintah County employment is 14,691 which is up 862 from one year ago. “The Utah economy has started to show signs of moderating from its rather breakneck pace of the past year,” reports DWS Chief Economist Mark Knold. “The job market remains attractive. But the pace of job growth is moderating.” County unemployment numbers will be released this week.
