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Show Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate is an important measure for examining the health status of a population. Since 1988, Utah's unemployment rate has been consistently lower than both the Mountain States and the U.S. average. It is predicted that the rate will increase slightly with the anticipated state economic slowdown, but will still be well below that of the nation.2 Table 20. Unemployment Rate Figure 8 Year Utah Mountain U.S. States 1985 5.9 6.8 7.2 1987 6.4 7.2 6.2 1988 4.9 6.2 5.5 1989 4.6 5.5 5.3 1990 4.3 5.2 5.5 1991 4.9 5.6 6.7 1992 4.9 6.4 7.4 1993 3.9 5.9 6.8 1994 3.7 5.3 6.1 1995 3.6 4.9 5.6 1996 3.5 5.1 5.4 1997 3.1 4.3 4.9 1998* 3.7 N/A 4.5 *Forecast Table 20. Sources: Utah Department of Employment Security 1995 Annual Report of Labor Market Information, Unpublished report (1995); U.S. and Mtn. 1992: Ibid. p. 188; U.S., Mtn., and Utah 1991: Ibid. p. 34; U.S., Mtn., and Utah 1985-1990: Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (1999). Economic Report to the Governor. Available:[Online] Http://www.governor.state.ut.us Unemployment U.S. Mountain States Utah 1. Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (1999). Economic Report to the Governor. Available:[Online] Http://www.governor.state.ut.us 66 |
