Department of

Workforce Services For 7:00 A.M. Release

State of Utah
JON S. PIERPONT
Executive Director
March 24, 2017


GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
CASEY R. CAMERON Carrie Mayne, Chief Economist
Deputy Director

SPENCER J. COX BETHANY HYATT

Lieutenant Governor
GREG PARAS
Deputy Director Public Information Officer
385.315.1208 (m)
bethanyhyatt@utah.gov

UTAHS EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY: FEBRUARY 2017

SALT LAKE CITY Utahs nonfarm payroll

employment for February 2017 grew by an estimated Labor Market Indicators
3.3 percent, adding 45,700 jobs to the economy since February 2017
February 2016. Utahs current employment level
registers 1,445,000. Utah
Employment Year-Over % Change: 3.3%
Februarys seasonally adjusted unemployment rate Employment # Change: 45,700
held steady from January at 3.1 percent. Approximately Unemployment Rate: 3.1%
47,500 Utahns were unemployed during the month and
actively seeking work. The national unemployment rate United States
decreased one-tenth of a percentage point from Employment Year-Over % Change: 1.7%
January to 4.7 percent. Unemployment Rate: 4.7%

Utahs monthly labor market indicators continue to

show the economy operating at or near full employment, reported Carrie Mayne, Chief
Economist at the Department of Workforce Services. For the first two months of 2017, the state
had fewer unemployed persons than the 2016 monthly average of 51,800.

Eight of the ten private sector industry groups measured in the establishment survey posted net
job increases in February as compared to last year, while the Natural Resources and Mining
industry decreased by 800 positions and the Information industry shed 600 positions. The
largest private sector employment increases were in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (11,500
jobs); Professional and Business Services (8,200 jobs); and Education and Health Services
(7,200 jobs). The fastest employment growth occurred in Other Services (4.4 percent); Trade,
Transportation, and Utilities (4.3 percent); and Professional and Business Services (4.2
percent).

* Additional analysis and tables http://jobs.utah.gov/wi/pubs/une/index.html

* County unemployment rates for February will be posted on or shortly after March 27, 2017, at
http://jobs.utah.gov/opencms/wi/pubs/une/season.pdf

* March employment information will be released at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017.

Statistics generated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C., modeled from monthly
employer (employment) and household (unemployment) surveys.

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 Utah Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry and
Components of the Labor Force
Numbers are in thousands Feb (p) Feb (r) Percentage Jan (p) Jan (r) Percentage
2017 2016 Change 2017 2016 Change
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (seasonally-adjusted) 1,543.0 1,492.7 3.4 1,533.8 1,488.3 3.1
Employed 1,495.5 1,439.6 3.9 1,486.0 1,435.4 3.5
Unemployed 47.5 53.1 -10.5 47.8 52.9 -9.6
Unemployment Rate 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.6

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT (Thousands) 1,445.0 1,399.3 3.3 1,431.5 1,388.0 3.1

Not seasonally-adjusted

PRIVATE SECTOR 1,201.7 1,161.4 3.5 1,191.7 1,153.5 3.3

GOODS PRODUCING 225.4 218.9 3.0 223.3 217.5 2.7
Natural Resources and Mining 8.0 8.8 -9.1 8.1 9.1 -11.0
Construction 88.9 85.4 4.1 87.8 84.2 4.3
Construction of Buildings 20.4 18.1 12.7 20.2 17.9 12.8
Heavy and Civil Engineering 7.4 8.2 -9.8 7.4 8.1 -8.6
Specialty Trade Contractors 61.1 59.1 3.4 60.2 58.2 3.4
Manufacturing 128.5 124.7 3.0 127.4 124.2 2.6
Durable Goods 83.8 81.8 2.4 83.2 81.6 2.0
Computer and Electronic Products 12.3 12.5 -1.6 12.3 12.5 -1.6
Transportation and Equipment Manufacturing 13.5 13.3 1.5 13.5 13.2 2.3
Non-Durable Goods 44.7 42.9 4.2 44.2 42.6 3.8
SERVICES PROVIDING 1219.6 1180.4 3.3 1208.2 1170.5 3.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 276.8 265.3 4.3 274.8 265.0 3.7
Wholesale Trade 50.7 49.7 2.0 49.4 49.4 0.0
Retail Trade 167.5 159.7 4.9 167.4 159.6 4.9
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 21.2 20.4 3.9 21.1 20.3 3.9
Food and Beverage Stores 25.3 24.6 2.8 25.3 24.4 3.7
General Merchandise Stores 30.5 30.0 1.7 31.1 30.5 2.0
Transportation and Utilities 58.6 55.9 4.8 58.0 56.0 3.6
Utilities 3.8 3.9 -2.6 3.8 3.9 -2.6
Transportation & Warehousing 54.8 52.0 5.4 54.2 52.1 4.0
Air Transportation 6.4 6.4 0.0 6.4 6.4 0.0
Truck Transportation 22.5 21.5 4.7 22.1 21.6 2.3
Couriers and Messengers 6.5 5.5 18.2 6.5 5.6 16.1
Information 36.0 36.6 -1.6 35.7 35.7 0.0
Publishing Industries 12.4 12.2 1.6 12.5 12.1 3.3
Motion Picture and Sound Recording 4.6 5.1 -9.8 4.3 4.4 -2.3
Telecommunications 7.5 7.3 2.7 7.5 7.2 4.2
Internet Service Providers 5.6 5.5 1.8 5.5 5.5 0.0
Financial Activities 82.1 80.5 2.0 81.6 79.9 2.1
Finance and Insurance 62.5 61.6 1.5 62.1 61.2 1.5
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 19.6 18.9 3.7 19.5 18.7 4.3
Professional and Business Services 203.6 195.4 4.2 202.5 195.1 3.8
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 94.9 90.4 5.0 93.9 89.4 5.0
Architectural, Engineering, and Related 13.3 13.6 -2.2 13.2 13.6 -2.9
Computer Systems Design and Related 23.2 23.3 -0.4 23.5 23.1 1.7
Management of Companies and Enterprises 20.9 20.2 3.5 21.0 20.1 4.5
Administration & Support
& Waste Management & Remediation 87.8 84.8 3.5 87.6 85.6 2.3
Employment Services 25.8 26.0 -0.8 26.3 26.5 -0.8
Business Support Services 22.2 21.5 3.3 22.1 21.8 1.4
Education and Health Services 198.0 190.8 3.8 195.5 189.0 3.4
Educational Services 48.9 47.2 3.6 46.8 46.3 1.1
Health Services and Social Assistance 149.1 143.6 3.8 148.7 142.7 4.2
Ambulatory Health Care Services 61.2 58.4 4.8 60.9 57.9 5.2
Hospitals 37.2 36.3 2.5 37.2 36.2 2.8
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 26.5 25.6 3.5 26.3 25.5 3.1
Social Assistance 24.2 23.3 3.9 24.3 23.1 5.2
Leisure and Hospitality 139.4 135.2 3.1 138.9 132.9 4.5
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 24.1 22.5 7.1 23.4 22.2 5.4
Accommodation and Food Services 115.3 112.7 2.3 115.5 110.7 4.3
Accommodation 22.0 20.0 10.0 22.1 19.6 12.8
Food Services and Drinking Places 93.3 92.7 0.6 93.4 91.1 2.5
Other Services 40.4 38.7 4.4 39.4 38.4 2.6
Government 243.3 237.9 2.3 239.8 234.5 2.3
Federal Government 35.6 35.2 1.1 35.3 34.8 1.4
Federal Defense 17.8 16.8 6.0 17.8 16.7 6.6
Other Federal Government 17.8 18.4 -3.3 17.5 18.1 -3.3
State Government 80.8 79.3 1.9 78.9 77.5 1.8
State Schools 49.9 49.1 1.6 48.4 47.5 1.9
Other State Government 30.9 30.2 2.3 30.5 30.0 1.7
Local Government 126.9 123.4 2.8 125.6 122.2 2.8
Local Education 72.8 70.7 3.0 71.7 69.6 3.0
Other Local Government 54.1 52.7 2.7 53.9 52.6 2.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); Current Employment Statistics (CES). Mar 24, 2017
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February February Percent January December

2017 2016 Change 2017 2016
Estimate Actual Estimate Estimate

BEAVER 2,263 2,353 -3.8 2,239 2,231

BOX ELDER 19,944 19,152 4.1 19,910 20,082
CACHE 57,255 56,379 1.6 56,465 58,201
CARBON 8,180 8,483 -3.6 8,127 8,336
DAGGETT 359 337 6.5 353 380

DAVIS 120,104 116,515 3.1 119,489 123,386

DUCHESNE 7,362 7,641 -3.7 7,399 7,560
EMERY 2,831 2,953 -4.1 2,801 2,898
GARFIELD 1,697 1,665 1.9 1,652 1,787
GRAND 4,671 4,448 5.0 4,371 4,732

IRON 18,267 17,175 6.4 17,986 18,406

JUAB 3,431 3,390 1.2 3,402 3,507
KANE 2,952 3,005 -1.8 2,907 3,028
MILLARD 4,206 4,003 5.1 4,158 4,262
MORGAN 2,142 2,079 3.0 2,131 2,168

PIUTE 216 209 3.3 214 228

RICH 645 574 12.4 632 678
SALT LAKE 695,043 671,844 3.5 691,596 703,627
SAN JUAN 3,900 3,881 0.5 3,818 3,923
SANPETE 8,031 7,725 4.0 7,915 8,040

SEVIER 8,324 8,157 2.0 8,339 8,466

SUMMIT 30,507 29,577 3.1 30,530 29,650
TOOELE 16,085 15,276 5.3 15,963 16,080
UINTAH 11,905 12,364 -3.7 11,989 12,447
UTAH 239,653 229,466 4.4 237,777 242,031

WASATCH 8,334 7,869 5.9 8,315 8,330

WASHINGTON 61,665 58,678 5.1 60,951 62,204
WAYNE 815 829 -1.7 803 881
WEBER 106,577 102,760 3.7 105,816 106,574

Note: Numbers have been left unrounded for convenience rather than to denote accuracy.

Note: Employment numbers are not seasonally adjusted. Therefore, comparisons of employment levels from one
month to the next should not be used as job creation/loss estimates between those months. Seasonal factors
could be the reason. For example, employment levels in September are usually higher than in August,
as school employment resumes.

Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Research and Analysis, 3/24/2017