Total Total
1.0% 1.0%
Construction Construction
0.9% 0.9%
Manufacturing Manufacturing
-0.6% -0.6%
Information Information
-2.6% -2.6%
Financial Activities Activities Financial
1.5% 1.5%
Other Services Services Other
2.4% 2.4%
Government Government
-0.3% -0.3%
Education/Health Services Services Education/Health
2.7% 2.7%
Leisure/Hospitality Services Services Leisure/Hospitality
June 2026
Natural Resources Resources Natural
1.4% 1.4% -4.4% -4.4%
Professional/Business Services Services Professional/Business
DASHBOARD Trade/Transportation/Utilities Trade/Transportation/Utilities
12% 12% 10% 10% 8% 8% 6% 6% 4% 4% 2% 2% 0% 0% -2% -2% -4% -4% -6% -6% -8% -8% -10% -10% -12% -12% THREE ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS: -14% -14% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2000 2004 2008 2012
2.8% 2.8% 0.1% 0.1%
1.0% 1.0% The Road to Prosperity Dashboard tracks Utah’s economic outlook. 0.2% The Dashboard, which is updated0.2% monthly, provides essential insights, tracks timely and leading measures, and shares salient indicators.
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U.S. U.S.
Utah showed 1.0% yearover job growth in May, compared to the national growth of 0.2%.
Employment expanded in seven of the state’s eleven major industries, and Utah ranked fourth among states for annual job growth in May.
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2020 2020
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2024 2024
Lower gasoline prices coincide with an improvement in consumer sentiment.
The Zions Bank Consumer Sentiment Index increased 1.6% in June from 70.3 in May to 71.5. Nationally, consumer sentiment improved 10.5%, reversing a 10.0% decrease in May.
Unemployment Rate May 2026
5.2% 5.2%
3.7% 3.7%
5.2% 5.2%
3.4% 3.4%
3.7% 3.7%
5.3% 5.3% 4.8% 4.8%
3.1% 3.1% 2.4% 2.4%
4.4% 4.4%
2.1% 2.1% 3.0% 3.0%
3.9% 3.9%
While Utah maintains the sixth highest labor force participation rate in the nation at 66.5%, the rate has decreased or remained flat since August 2024.
Job Change Year-Over Percentage Change May 2026
5.2% 5.2% 3.4% 3.4%
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Labor force participation remains high but has softened in recent months.
3.8% 3.8% 4.1% 4.1%
4.9% 4.9%
4.3% 4.3%
5.1% 5.1%
0.7% 0.7%
4.6% 4.6% 4.2% 4.2%
3.7% 3.7% 5.1% 5.1% 3.3% 4.3% 3.3% 4.3% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 4.5% 4.5% 3.7% 3.7% 3.6% 3.6% 4.2% 4.2% 4.6% 4.6% 3.8% 3.8% 3.4% 3.4% 3.0% 3.0% 4.5% 4.5%
4.6% 4.6% 2.5% 2.5%
-0.6% -0.6% -1.0% -1.0%
-1.4% -1.4%
3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2%
0.0% 0.0%
4.8% 4.8%
1.9% 1.9% CT 5.1% 5.1% CT DE 5.1% 5.1% DE MA 4.5% 4.5% MA MD 4.4% 4.4% MD
0.4% 0.4%
1.0% 1.0%
0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
NH 3.0% 3.0% NH NJ 4.7% 4.7% NJ RI 4.3% 4.3% RI VT 2.6% 2.6% VT
0.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0.3% 0.3% -0.3% -0.3% 0.4% 0.4% -0.8% -0.8% -0.4% -0.4% 0.1% 0.1% -0.2% -0.2% 1.1% -0.7% 1.1% -0.7% -1.2% -1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% -0.4% -0.4% 1.1% 1.1% 0.2% 0.2% -0.2% 0.4% 0.4% -0.2% 1.0% 1.0% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%
0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%
U.S. 4.3% 4.3% U.S. UnemploymentRate Rate 2.1% 2.1% Unemployment Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U TA H C H A M B E R
5.3% 5.3%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
CT 0.3% 0.3% CT DE -0.1% -0.1% DE MA -0.1% -0.1% MA MD -1.1% -1.1% MD NH -0.3% -0.3% NH NJ -0.1% -0.1% NJ RI -1.2% -1.2% RI VT 0.1% 0.1% VT U.S. 0.2% 0.2% U.S.
JobGrowth Growth -1.4% -1.4% Job
1.9% 1.9%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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