Flags should be lowered to the half-staff position beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2026, and remain at half-staff until noon that same day. At noon, flags should be raised back to the full-staff position.

“Memorial Day is a solemn reminder of the men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation,” Gov. Cox said. “We lower our flags in their honor and join Utahns across the state in remembering their courage, sacrifice and devotion to our country.”

The governor invites private citizens, businesses and organizations to join in this tribute by lowering their flags as well.

— Office of Gov. Spencer J. Cox

UDOT announces all seasonal roads now open

The Utah Department of Transportation today reopened Alpine Loop and Mirror Lake Highway, marking the opening of Utah’s final seasonal roads ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

Roads re-opening today include SR-92 (American Fork Canyon/Alpine Loop) and SR-150 (Mirror Lake Highway from east of Kamas to near the Wyoming border).

All other seasonal roads are open:

• SR-39, Monte Cristo (east of Ogden)
• SR-65, East Canyon (northeast of Salt Lake City)
• SR-190, Guardsman Pass (Brighton to Park City)
• SR-224, Guardsman Pass (Park City to Summit/Wasatch County line)
• SR-35, Wolf Creek Summit (east of Francis to west of Hanna)
• SR-153, Mount Holly (west of US-89 in Junction to Puffer Lake)
• SR-148, Cedar Breaks National Monument (east of Cedar City)

For updates on the openings of non-state maintained routes, such as the Nebo Loop and Pine Canyon (Midway to Park City), drivers should inquire with other maintenance departments, such as the USDA Forest Service.

— Utah Department of Transportation

Utah jobs report shows hiring is staying steady, despite disruptions

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April 2026 increased an estimated 0.6% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 11,100 jobs since April 2025. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,781,800.

April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.8%, the same as March. Approximately 69,200 Utahns are unemployed. The April national unemployment rate is estimated at 4.3%, unchanged from its level in March.

“We are seeing a mixed economic picture. On one hand, job expansion is outpacing the nation and unemployment is low,” said Ben Crabb, chief economist with the Department of Workforce Services. “On the other, labor force growth is flat, and hesitation from employers to expand their headcount signals a cautious approach to the future.”

Utah’s April private sector employment recorded a year-over-year expansion of 0.8%, or a 11,900-job increase. Five of the 10 major private-sector industry groups posted net year-over-year job gains. The overall gains are led by professional and business services (8,600 jobs), education and health services (6,700 jobs), and financial activities (2,500 jobs). Leisure and hospitality (-4,100 jobs), manufacturing (-1,100 jobs), and natural resources (-800 jobs) experienced the largest year-over-year job losses.

— Utah Department of Workforce Services