The Department of Workforce Services released the latest unemployment numbers this week and there’s been little change for local counties. Daggett County remains at 4.6 percent unemployment which is down from one year ago at 5.2 percent. Duchesne County ticked up a tenth of a percent to 4.6 percent, having been at 5.5 percent one year prior. Uintah County remained at 4.8 percent, down from 6 percent one year ago. State unemployment stayed at 3 percent from the month before and from 3.3 percent one year ago. National unemployment registered at 4 percent, which is also down from one year ago when it was at 4.3 percent. Utah’s private sector employment grew by 3.6 percent over the year, adding 44,200 positions to the economy. The largest private sector employment increases were in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Next was in Professional and Business Services.
