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Utah’s job numbers declining at faster pace now

0 Comments Published by Professor Les December 16th, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Current Events, Business News.

While Utah has shed 11,500 jobs over the last year, at a rate slower than the national average, the pace of job declines has accelerated most recently and will likely continue to do so, according to the most recent employment report by the state’s department of workforce services.
The acceleration is hefty, Mark Knold, a senior […]

Utah’s long-running job growth trend has now been reversed

0 Comments Published by Professor Les November 18th, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Current Events, Business News.

Five industry sectors in Utah now show declining numbers of jobs, according to the state’s most recent monthly employment report, which shows the long-running trend of job growth has now reversed itself.
Employment fell by 0.2 percent, Mark Knold of the state’s department of workforce services reports, while unemployment for Utah sits at 3.5 percent, still […]

Utah’s job economy still shows a glimmer of hope, confidence

0 Comments Published by Professor Les October 14th, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Current Events, Business News.

The latest monthly employment figures from Utah’s department of workforce services suggest the state’s job market is still holding up rather well despite the turbulent financial markets that have stressed the national economy. The growth rate still managed a tiny registering in positive territory — at 0.1 percent as compared to the previous September. Unemployment […]

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