Economic Snapshots
Utah & Idaho
Utah
The Beehive State’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 2.8% for the last seven months, and its total number of jobs increased by 35,600, or 2.1%, during the last 12 months. Industry sectors leading the job growth were government (+12,700); education and health services (+11,800); and construction (+6,600). By contrast, the industry sectors with negative job growth were financial activities (-1,300); and information (-100).
Idaho
The Gem State’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.3% for the last six months, and its jobs grew by 30,800, or 3.7%, during the last 12 months. Industry sectors leading the job growth were education and health services (+8,600); government (+5,800); and construction (+5,400). By contrast, the industry sectors with negative job growth were other services (-500); and information (-100).