Utah County unemployment ends 2022 at 2.2% according to DWS report

By Harrison Epstein - | Jan 25, 2023 Isaac Hale, Daily Herald file photoThe Utah Department of Workforce Services' Administrative Offices are pictured on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The Utah Department of Workforce Services released the final monthly jobs report for 2022 on Friday, showing the state's unemployment rate staying steady at a preliminary estimation of 2.2%, accounting for nearly 40,000 people without a job. 'All of 2022 will be categorized as a robust economic year for Utah,' Mark Knold, chief economist at DWS, said in a press release.