Utah unemployment rate rises slightly to 3.5 percent
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.5 percent.
July’s jobless rate released by Utah’s Department of Workforce Services on Friday was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the previous month.
The national unemployment rate dropped in July by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent.
The state Workforce Services Department says there were about 54,500 unemployed Utah residents who were looking for in July.
Utah unemployment rate rises slightly to 3.5 percent
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.5 percent.
July’s jobless rate released by Utah’s Department of Workforce Services on Friday was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the previous month.
The national unemployment rate dropped in July by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3 percent.
The state Workforce Services Department says there were about 54,500 unemployed Utah residents who were looking for in July.