Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.1% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2021.
Total employment in the Logan, UT-ID market rose by 180 jobs in March and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 2.1%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 38 bps over the same time to 6.2%.
- Logan, UT-ID unemployment rate is 408 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 10 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in March versus prior month by 10.1% and are down 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: 14,600; no change
- Manufacturing: 13,300; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,200; -100
- Business Services: 8,500; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 7,600; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 4,900; +100
- Construction, Mining: 3,200; no change
- Financial Services: 1,800; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,100; no change
- IT & Development: 500; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2021 (Data published April 2021 and reports created on April 29, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.