Utah’s weekly unemployment claims reach lowest level since mid-April

New claims for unemployment in Utah have reached their lowest level since the pandemic rush of early April, though they remain high by historical standards.Nationally, new jobless claims rose for the first time in three weeks, with 1.42 million Americans reporting layoffs, furloughs or loss of pay for the week ending July 18, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was up from an 18-week low reached last week, at 1.3 million.That number has begun to move up again partly as a result of rising CO