Published April 16, 2021 at 6:40 PM MDT Listen • 5:12
/ A sex therapist is facing disciplinary charges from local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This story and more in Friday evening s news brief.
Friday evening, April 16, 2021
State
State Optimistic About Job Gains
About 46,600 Utahns were out of work in March according to the latest numbers from the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Compared to March 2020, the state added 13,800 jobs. The unemployment rate last month was 2.9%, about half the national average. Mark Knold is Chief Economist at the Department of Workforce Services. He said this was the first month where they could make comparisons to when the pandemic began in the U.S. He said he expects year-over-year job gains to look good in coming months because of that.
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Wednesday evening, April 7, 2021
State
Utah Celebrates “Vaccination Landmark”
Utah health officials celebrated a “vaccination landmark” Wednesday. More than 1 million residents have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. That accounts for 44% of the state’s eligible population. However, officials also announced 612 new cases of COVID-19. That’s the most in a single day since mid-March. Hospitalizations and the state’s positivity rate are also slightly up compared to a week ago.
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