Utah's unemployment rate stays at 3.5 percent


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new report shows unemployment rates in Utah and across the country have held steady for several months in a row.

The state Department of Workforce Service said Friday that Utah's rate remained at 3.5 percent in December while the national rate held at 5 percent.

Utah's Workforce Services Department says about 50,700 Utah residents were out of work last month and looking for a job.

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