United States Employment Snapshot
In April, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 5, rose in 20, and remained unchanged in 26.
The highest unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate remained unchanged in April.
In April, payroll jobs rose in 40 states and fell in 11. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.4 percent in Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.2 percent in Vermont.
Utah Employment Snapshot
In April, Utah added 4,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.1 percent. In the prior month, Utah added 4,400 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Utah added 38,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In April, Utah’s private sector added 4,300 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 28,000 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Utah added 3,600 net private payroll jobs.
In April, employment in Utah rose by 1,261, and over the past 12 months it rose by 20,727.
Utah’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 68.3 percent in April and ranks 5th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.6 percentage points.
Utah Payroll Employment
Utah added 4,800 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Utah added 4,400 jobs. Utah nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
Utah added 4,300 private sector jobs, or 0.3 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Utah added 3,600 jobs. Utah private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 167,000 jobs in April, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during April were Education and Health Services (3,200) and Construction (1,600).
The poorest performing sectors during the month were Other Services (-400) and Professional and Business Services (-1,200).
The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (15,400) and Government (10,400).
The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Other Services (-800) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-2,600).
Utah Labor Force
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
The labor force participation rate in Utah remained unchanged at 68.3 percent in April.
Utah ranks 5th in the nation.
The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Utah was 69.3 percent occurring in September 2023, and the 10-year low was 67.5 percent in April 2020.
The national labor force participation rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.6 percent in April.