In 1997, I had the opportunity to participate directly in the policy development and legislative negotiations that created the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS). On the heels of federal ...

The Utah Department of Workforce Services is hosting a statewide virtual job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in celebration of Workforce Development Month. Approximately 100 Utah employers are ...

Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to this story. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. When 37-year-old Kauwela Pearson lost her job during ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Utah SNAP recipients can no longer use funds for soft drinks, aiming to improve nutrition and health ...

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May 2025 increased an estimated 2.5% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 42,900 jobs since May 2024. Utah’s current job count ...

People line up outside the Utah Department of Workforce Services Monday, April 13, in Salt Lake City. The department is hosting an online job fair on April 16. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The Utah ...

A 1992 legislative audit of Utah’s 23 workforce programs delivered through six state agencies revealed system fragmentation that made it difficult for Utah residents to access key services, ...

Affordable housing is essential for healthy, sustainable communities. Everyone deserves to have a safe, secure and affordable place to live. Issues concerning housing affordability are affected by a ...

The Utah Department of Workforce Services is making it easier for parents to find childcare for their children with the launch of a new program. “It was very stressful and you’re just like, 'Oh, now ...

The holidays can be joyful, but for many families, they also bring overwhelming financial pressure.Inside a busy warehouse in Utah County, volunteers are workin Ogden's Christmas Village ranked 2nd ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative audit of the Utah Department of Workforce Services found that despite the success of some division programs, areas for improvement exist — namely in the Workforce ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An important warning for hundreds of thousands of Utahns. Your Medicaid benefits may be expiring, and some people say they’re getting very little warning about it. This is part ...