The Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for June 2024 increased an estimated 2.4% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 41,400 jobs since June 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,766,500. Employment in Daggett County is recorded at 566 which is up from 476 in May. Employment in Duchesne County is recorded at 9,187 which is up from 9,057 in May. Employment in Uintah County is recorded at 15,672 which is up from 15,540 in May. “The June numbers show another month of robust jobs growth,” shares Ben Crabb, Chief Economist at the Utah Department of Workforce Services. “For the last year, job expansion has been concentrated in construction, private education and health services and the public sector.” A report with updated unemployment numbers by county is also anticipated this wee
