Overall unemployment rate stayed flat at 1.1% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Logan, UT-ID market declined by 604 jobs in December and the unemployment rate stayed flat. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Logan, UT-ID unemployment rate is 259 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 100 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 6.6% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.3% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 15,500; -200
- Manufacturing: 14,700; +200
- Transportation & Utilities: 11,200; +100
- Business Services: 9,400; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 7,900; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 5,300; no change
- Construction, Mining: 3,500; no change
- Financial Services: 1,800; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,200; +100
- IT & Development: 500; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.