- From June 2013 to June 2014, Summit County added 1,278 new jobs for a year-over increase of 5.9 percent. Summit’s labor market continued to exhibit balanced growth with all but two major industries producing new positions.
- Professional, scientific, technical and headquarters employment increased the most by 225 jobs. Construction grew a healthy 12.8 percent adding 161 new jobs. Accommodations and food services provided 3 percent increase of 149 positions, with local government adding 148, a 5.9 percent growth. The last industry adding more than 100 jobs was arts/entertainment/recreation growing by 13.8 percent with 143 new jobs.
- Twelve other industry subdivisions contributed new positions as economic growth was very broad based. Just two industries shed employment, mining with eight less jobs and manufacturing with a reduction of one position from June 2013 to June 2014.
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Summit County was 3.1 percent in September 2014, an estimated 730 unemployed workers. A year earlier the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent.
- Employment gains among the majority of industry sectors are expected to continue. Overall job growth through 2014 should be about 1,100 or in the neighborhood of 4.7 percent. This is a pick-up in economic activity from Summit County’s employment growth of 713 in 2013 and 791 new jobs created in 2012.
A product of the Workforce Research and Analysis Division of the Utah Department of Workforce Services