SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show unemployment claims inched back up in Utah last week after eight consecutive weeks of declines as the state experiences a spike in coronavirus cases following the reopening last month of many businesses. State numbers released Thursday show nearly 5,500 people requested unemployment assistance in the week ending June 6.  That is a 9% increase from the previous week but far below the pandemic peak of 33,000 in early April. It is 449% higher than the same time last year. Utah state officials began allowing some businesses to reopen May 1.