Utah jobless rate down to 3.1 percent

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's jobless rate is approaching historically low levels.The state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday that January's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point from the prior month to register at 3.1 percent. Utah's lowest unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during the period of January through April in 2007.Current data indicates that approximately 49,200 Utahns were unemployed during the month and actively seeking work. I