Utah unemployment claims show 'encouraging’ drop

Weekly unemployment claims in Utah inched down again last week from pandemic highs reached in early April, with nearly 7,135 residents filing claims.The Department of Labor reported Thursday those Utahns were among another 2.98 million Americans thrown out of work, for a total of 36.5 million displaced since COVID-19 began ravaging the U.S. economy in early March.Utah has now seen 176,706 people seek government help for layoffs, furloughs or reduced pay due to the pandemic and measures to contai