Utah job growth slows but still better than nation

Job growth in Utah continued to slow in April, providing more evidence that the state's economy is cooling, according to a Utah Department of Workforce Services report released Tuesday.

Nonfarm wage and salaried job growth in Utah was 2 percent in April, down from 2.1 percent in March. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, down from 3.3 percent in March. State economists said the March number was considered abnormal in what has been a trend of increases in the unemployment rate. For instance, the rate in February was 3 percent

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