(Milford, UT) — Smithfield Foods is ending its contracts with more than two-dozen Utah hog farms and laying off dozens of workers in the state. The national food company announced on Tuesday it’s ending contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah. That will mean the end of as many as […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah added more than 43-thousand jobs over the past 12 months. The latest jobs and unemployment report shows the economy added 43-thousand-500 jobs from April, 2022 through last month. And the state’s unemployment rate held steady at two-point-three percent. The Utah Department of Workforce Services […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The latest state Workforce Services’ monthly report shows continued good news for Utah’s economy. The March report from the Utah Department of Workforce Services shows a two-point-seven-percent increase in job growth since March 2022, which matches the nation’s job growth. The unemployment rate in Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Nearly 100 Utah employers will take part in a statewide virtual job fair sponsored by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. The free online event will be held tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. Workers seeking careers in health care, hospitality, construction, aerospace technology, government and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A newly released report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown more women in the health care industry are leaving the profession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. KSTU-TV reported that women lost more than 1.5 million health care jobs across the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate has dropped, with state officials saying April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent was down from 3 percent in March. The Department of Workforce Services monthly report released Friday says Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April grew by an estimated 3.2 […]
