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Utah County officials warn labor‑market pressures could raise county payroll by millions
Summary
Human Resources Director Ralph Barnes told commissioners that 2022 market adjustments are tracking far above plan: a planned $3.2 million was largely consumed and county spending on market adjustments stood at about $4.7 million with a potential to reach about $6.0 million if current trends persist.
Ralph Barnes, Human Resources Director, told the Utah County Board of Commissioners that an aggressive labor market and local cost‑of‑living pressures have pushed the county’s planned market adjustments well above expectations. "We set aside or planned on, you know, 3,200,000 which is about 4.3% of wages," Barnes said, adding that "we've spent about 4,700,000 and we're on track to hit about 6,000,000 if we continue on."
Barnes said the county faces an unusually tight labor market, citing an unemployment rate he placed at 1.9%…
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