From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Utah were 95,601, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments from were 86,981, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 8,620 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2024. During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 3,956 (See chart 1).

Gross job gains

In the third quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 6.6 percent of private-sector employment in Utah; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Utah, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 74,685 in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 7,228 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 20,916 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 3,695 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the third quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 6.1 percent of private-sector employment in Utah; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Utah, contracting establishments lost 68,787 jobs in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 6,372 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 18,194 jobs, a decrease of 2,671 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 8 of the 11 published industry sectors in Utah in the third quarter of 2024. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 2,973 jobs. This was the result of 12,530 gross job gains and 9,557 gross job losses. The professional and business services industry had a net gain of 2,301 jobs, and the leisure and hospitality industry had a net gain of 2,076 jobs. Retail trade showed a net loss of 1,290 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2024 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Technical Note

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Utah, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	98,829	95,280	95,737	92,068	95,601	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.6
At expanding establishments	76,947	72,562	74,677	67,457	74,685	5.4	5.0	5.2	4.7	5.2
At opening establishments	21,882	22,718	21,060	24,611	20,916	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.4
Gross job losses	95,522	93,465	86,315	96,024	86,981	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6	6.1
At contracting establishments	74,859	73,663	67,441	75,159	68,787	5.2	5.1	4.7	5.2	4.8
At closing establishments	20,663	19,802	18,874	20,865	18,194	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3
Net employment change (2)	3,307	1,815	9,422	-3,956	8,620	0.3	0.1	0.7	-0.2	0.5
Construction
Gross job gains	10,912	12,597	12,008	11,088	10,650	8.2	9.3	8.6	8.0	7.8
At expanding establishments	8,404	9,579	9,489	8,150	8,301	6.3	7.1	6.8	5.9	6.1
At opening establishments	2,508	3,018	2,519	2,938	2,349	1.9	2.2	1.8	2.1	1.7
Gross job losses	11,714	9,982	10,497	11,086	9,968	8.8	7.5	7.5	7.9	7.3
At contracting establishments	8,789	7,619	8,142	8,376	7,745	6.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	5.7
At closing establishments	2,925	2,363	2,355	2,710	2,223	2.2	1.8	1.7	1.9	1.6
Net employment change (2)	-802	2,615	1,511	2	682	-0.6	1.8	1.1	0.1	0.5
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	5,152	5,628	5,367	5,815	5,148	3.4	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.4
At expanding establishments	4,392	4,734	4,649	4,297	4,419	2.9	3.1	3.1	2.8	2.9
At opening establishments	760	894	718	1,518	729	0.5	0.6	0.5	1.0	0.5
Gross job losses	5,443	5,571	5,229	5,185	5,226	3.6	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.4
At contracting establishments	4,645	4,735	4,279	4,382	4,552	3.1	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.0
At closing establishments	798	836	950	803	674	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4
Net employment change (2)	-291	57	138	630	-78	-0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	2,945	2,927	3,123	3,120	2,994	4.8	4.8	5.1	5.0	4.8
At expanding establishments	2,252	2,421	2,430	2,367	2,254	3.7	4.0	4.0	3.8	3.6
At opening establishments	693	506	693	753	740	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.2
Gross job losses	2,874	3,077	2,885	2,848	2,823	4.7	5.1	4.7	4.6	4.6
At contracting establishments	2,178	2,227	2,209	2,062	2,038	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.3	3.3
At closing establishments	696	850	676	786	785	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.3
Net employment change (2)	71	-150	238	272	171	0.1	-0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2
Retail trade
Gross job gains	11,377	9,030	10,364	9,099	9,056	6.2	5.0	5.8	5.0	5.0
At expanding establishments	9,160	7,239	8,579	7,170	7,895	5.0	4.0	4.8	3.9	4.4
At opening establishments	2,217	1,791	1,785	1,929	1,161	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.6
Gross job losses	11,562	11,748	8,029	11,757	10,346	6.4	6.6	4.5	6.5	5.8
At contracting establishments	9,573	10,348	6,590	10,355	8,759	5.3	5.8	3.7	5.7	4.9
At closing establishments	1,989	1,400	1,439	1,402	1,587	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9
Net employment change (2)	-185	-2,718	2,335	-2,658	-1,290	-0.2	-1.6	1.3	-1.5	-0.8
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	3,534	5,181	2,688	2,630	3,565	5.1	7.4	3.8	3.9	5.2
At expanding establishments	2,757	4,649	2,203	2,156	2,959	4.0	6.6	3.1	3.2	4.3
At opening establishments	777	532	485	474	606	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.9
Gross job losses	3,565	3,524	4,896	3,496	2,601	5.1	5.0	7.0	5.1	3.7
At contracting establishments	3,057	3,100	4,186	3,016	2,229	4.4	4.4	6.0	4.4	3.2
At closing establishments	508	424	710	480	372	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.5
Net employment change (2)	-31	1,657	-2,208	-866	964	0.0	2.4	-3.2	-1.2	1.5
Information
Gross job gains	2,460	2,161	2,153	2,658	2,405	5.9	5.3	5.3	6.5	6.0
At expanding establishments	2,019	1,508	1,595	1,909	1,838	4.8	3.7	3.9	4.7	4.6
At opening establishments	441	653	558	749	567	1.1	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.4
Gross job losses	3,340	3,430	2,487	2,592	2,723	8.0	8.4	6.1	6.4	6.7
At contracting establishments	2,706	2,503	1,921	1,954	2,070	6.5	6.1	4.7	4.8	5.1
At closing establishments	634	927	566	638	653	1.5	2.3	1.4	1.6	1.6
Net employment change (2)	-880	-1,269	-334	66	-318	-2.1	-3.1	-0.8	0.1	-0.7
Financial activities
Gross job gains	4,952	5,092	4,835	5,565	5,452	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.7	5.5
At expanding establishments	3,365	3,455	3,589	3,723	3,684	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.7
At opening establishments	1,587	1,637	1,246	1,842	1,768	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.9	1.8
Gross job losses	5,407	5,443	4,771	4,945	4,722	5.5	5.5	4.9	5.0	4.8
At contracting establishments	3,886	3,941	3,232	3,460	3,367	4.0	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.4
At closing establishments	1,521	1,502	1,539	1,485	1,355	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-455	-351	64	620	730	-0.5	-0.3	0.1	0.7	0.7
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	19,988	18,037	18,324	18,857	19,220	8.1	7.3	7.5	7.7	7.9
At expanding establishments	14,329	12,026	13,162	13,278	13,425	5.8	4.9	5.4	5.4	5.5
At opening establishments	5,659	6,011	5,162	5,579	5,795	2.3	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.4
Gross job losses	18,887	19,518	17,048	20,441	16,919	7.6	7.9	7.0	8.4	6.9
At contracting establishments	13,589	14,561	11,972	15,090	12,588	5.5	5.9	4.9	6.2	5.1
At closing establishments	5,298	4,957	5,076	5,351	4,331	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.8
Net employment change (2)	1,101	-1,481	1,276	-1,584	2,301	0.5	-0.6	0.5	-0.7	1.0
Education and health services
Gross job gains	11,987	12,309	11,051	11,712	12,530	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.2	5.6
At expanding establishments	9,616	10,020	8,409	8,055	9,882	4.4	4.5	3.8	3.6	4.4
At opening establishments	2,371	2,289	2,642	3,657	2,648	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.6	1.2
Gross job losses	9,687	10,047	9,352	11,339	9,557	4.4	4.6	4.2	5.1	4.3
At contracting establishments	7,622	7,064	7,194	8,609	7,129	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.9	3.2
At closing establishments	2,065	2,983	2,158	2,730	2,428	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.1
Net employment change (2)	2,300	2,262	1,699	373	2,973	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	19,979	17,021	20,635	16,349	19,720	11.5	9.8	11.8	9.3	11.2
At expanding establishments	16,438	13,157	16,798	12,511	16,368	9.5	7.6	9.6	7.1	9.3
At opening establishments	3,541	3,864	3,837	3,838	3,352	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.9
Gross job losses	18,628	16,718	16,104	17,419	17,644	10.7	9.6	9.1	9.9	10.0
At contracting establishments	15,423	14,165	13,738	14,322	14,940	8.9	8.1	7.8	8.1	8.5
At closing establishments	3,205	2,553	2,366	3,097	2,704	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.8	1.5
Net employment change (2)	1,351	303	4,531	-1,070	2,076	0.8	0.2	2.7	-0.6	1.2
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	3,502	3,623	2,995	3,292	3,395	8.5	8.7	7.2	8.0	8.2
At expanding establishments	2,442	2,554	2,164	2,254	2,446	5.9	6.1	5.2	5.5	5.9
At opening establishments	1,060	1,069	831	1,038	949	2.6	2.6	2.0	2.5	2.3
Gross job losses	3,110	3,048	3,093	3,222	2,932	7.5	7.3	7.4	7.9	7.1
At contracting establishments	2,444	2,216	2,311	2,287	2,122	5.9	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.1
At closing establishments	666	832	782	935	810	1.6	2.0	1.9	2.3	2.0
Net employment change (2)	392	575	-98	70	463	1.0	1.4	-0.2	0.1	1.1
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024
United States(1)	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.8
Alabama	6.0	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.9
Alaska	8.5	10.2	10.5	10.2	7.9	10.5	9.9	8.6	9.6	9.7
Arizona	6.8	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	5.7	6.6	6.4	6.8	6.5
Arkansas	5.6	6.2	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8	5.2
California	6.4	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.4	5.6	6.8	6.1
Colorado	5.4	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2	6.7
Connecticut	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.5	6.2	5.7	5.2	5.6	5.7
Delaware	6.0	6.1	6.0	5.9	6.8	6.5	5.8	5.1	6.5	6.4
District of Columbia	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.4	5.6	4.9	6.0	5.0
Florida	6.5	6.1	5.8	6.0	6.6	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.7
Georgia	6.1	6.2	6.0	5.7	5.7	6.1	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.1
Hawaii	5.3	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.6	6.8	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.0
Idaho	7.2	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.2	7.9	5.8	8.3	7.4	7.6
Illinois	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.1	4.8	5.3	5.1
Indiana	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.7	5.1	5.0	5.5	5.4
Iowa	5.6	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.2	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0
Kansas	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.3	6.0	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.6
Kentucky	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.9	5.5
Louisiana	6.2	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.3	5.8
Maine	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.3	6.2	7.8	7.0	6.1	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.3	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.1	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.5	6.1
Massachusetts	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.7	4.9	5.9	5.5	5.1	5.6	5.8
Michigan	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.8
Minnesota	3.3	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.1	4.3	6.9	5.7	5.4	5.9
Mississippi	6.2	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.3	5.7
Missouri	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.6	5.3	5.8	5.8
Montana	7.7	8.8	8.1	7.9	7.3	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6	8.1
Nebraska	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.6
Nevada	6.5	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.1	5.6	5.4	6.2	5.7	5.9
New Hampshire	5.8	6.2	6.5	6.1	5.5	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.7
New Jersey	6.0	5.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4	5.8
New Mexico	6.4	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.2	6.8	5.8	6.0	6.3	6.3
New York	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.6	6.0	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.7
North Carolina	5.7	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.6	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7	6.1
North Dakota	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.6
Ohio	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.6	5.2	4.8	5.4	5.4
Oklahoma	6.3	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.2	6.4	5.6
Oregon	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.3	6.7	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.6
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.1	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.1
Rhode Island	6.4	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.2	6.7	6.3	5.7	6.7	6.5
South Carolina	6.6	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.2	5.7	5.3	6.3	6.4	5.9
South Dakota	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.3	5.8	5.8	6.3	5.9
Tennessee	5.6	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.8
Texas	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.3
Utah	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6	6.1
Vermont	6.4	7.3	7.2	6.6	6.6	7.9	6.6	6.3	7.5	7.3
Virginia	5.9	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.5
Washington	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4
West Virginia	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.6	5.8	6.6	5.8	5.7	6.8	6.6
Wisconsin	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.8	5.2	4.8	5.5	5.4
Wyoming	8.3	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.6	8.2	8.4	8.3	9.0	9.0
Puerto Rico	5.7	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.4	5.3	4.8	4.6	4.9	5.1
Virgin Islands	8.2	6.0	5.6	4.3	4.4	6.8	5.9	4.5	5.1	6.1
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.