Two Utah counties have lots of housing being built, but they probably aren’t in most people’s budget

[Subscribe to our newsletter here] Two counties in Utah ... last year — but not all of that growth was for people planning to live there. The Beehive State added 30,381 housing units in one ... Read More

Jobs report: One-third of the 206K adds in June were in government

The June jobs report ... over the last year. Employment in the sector was boosted by local government, excluding education and state government. The health care sector added 49,000 positions ... Read More

Job Growth

A healthy economy needs the number of jobs ... year period, reflecting how the number of civilian, noninstitutional individuals employed has changed over time. The job growth metric is one of ... Read More

Jobs Report

U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in June, exceeding economists' expectations, but there are signs of a slowdown as unemployment ticked up to 4.1 percent. America's employers delivered a slightly ... Read More

Utah family mourns loss of 14-year-old son after construction accident

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah family is mourning the death of their son after a fall on Friday. The 14-year-old was working on a job site with ... and they're all best friends," says Bryant Coburn ... Read More

Jobs report today: Economy added 206,000 jobs in June, unemployment at 4.1%

U.S. employers added ... to a 23-year-high of 5.25% to 5.5%, but it has held it steady since last July as price increases have downshifted from 40-year highs. So far this year, the job market ... Read More

Rural Employment Improves but Lags Recession-Era Jobs

Nationally, about 70% of all U.S. counties added jobs last year, but only 60% of nonmetropolitan counties saw an increase. The 2022 increase in jobs brought rural numbers to within 106,800 jobs of pre ... Read More

Utah woman loses 100 pounds in one year: Here's how you can be next

Yes, she lost 100 lbs in one year — but the weight came off very ... How Roberts and his team at Health Utah addressed all of Angie's conditions is beyond the scope of this article. Read More

AI and job losses: How worried should we be?

OpenAI reported that at least 80% of the U.S. labor force could have at least 10% of their work-related tasks affected by the introduction of GPT, ... Read More

Key takeaways from the June jobs report

“But those are all good news from the Fed’s ... rate cuts toward the end of this year.” Economists were expecting employers to have added 190,000 jobs last month and for the unemployment ... Read More

Texas Added More Hispanic, Asian and Black Residents Than Any Other State Last Year

Texas Added ... job opportunities or whether it's people who are beginning to establish families and are looking for affordable homes.” Nationwide, Hispanic residents propelled U.S. growth last ... Read More

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population last year. The Lone Star State led all others in new ... Read More