The latest data from the Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for June 2025 increased an estimated 2.3% across the past 12 months. This added a cumulative 39,700 jobs since June 2024 with Utah’s current job count reaching 1,779,300. Employment in Daggett County was 551 compared to 553 one year earlier. Duchesne County employment reached 9,452 compared to 9,121 one year earlier. Uintah County employment reached 16,269 compared to 15,438 one year earlier. “Continued job gains and a low unemployment rate show our economy is on solid footing,” shares DWS Chief Economist Ben Crabb. “The broad expansion across industries reflects the resilience of the state’s economy even as metrics of labor market tightness such as the number of openings per unemployed

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