We re going to tell our stories : Diné victim advocates are overcoming stigma and limited resources to develop a community-based response to sexual violence msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Flickr The Utah Division of Wildlife resources is asking people to report when they see otters. This story and more in Friday evening s news brief.
Friday evening, July 16, 2021
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Utah’s June Unemployment Figures
Utah’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in June from the previous two months. It stood at 2.7%, the second lowest rate in the country after Nebraska. State officials said just over 44,000 Utahns were unemployed last month. Utah’s two-year job growth figures showed a full percentage point increase from May to June. Mark Knold, Chief Economist at the Department of Workforce Services, said that shows how well Utah’s economy is rebounding despite “rumblings of labor shortages.” The financial sector saw the biggest increase in jobs in the state in the last two years, adding almost 18,000 positions. Over that same time period, the leisure and hospitality service sector shed almost 7,000 positions.
As of June 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 6,585 American Indians and Alaska Natives have died from COVID-19 - the highest rate of any ethnic group in the United States. That estimate likely falls far short of the actual death toll.
From medical health privacy laws to a maze of siloed information systems, a true accounting of COVID-19’s impact on Indian Country is impossible to know.
From medical health privacy laws to a maze of siloed information systems, a true accounting of COVID-19’s impact on Indian Country is impossible to know.