Utah Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Utah fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.0%. The state unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points lower than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in Utah peaked in January 2010 at 8.0% and is now 2.0 percentage points lower. You can also see Utah unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Utah	6.0%	-0.4	-1.5

Note: All comparisons are made with December data as January state level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray

Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Utah peaked in February 2010 at 110,314. There are now 30,025 fewer people unemployed in the state. Utah job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Utah	80,289	-5,525	-21,610

Number of Unemployed Persons

Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.0%	80,289
November 2011	8.7%	6.4%	85,814
October 2011	8.9%	7.0%	93,878
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	99,368
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	102,018
July 2011	9.1%	7.5%	101,389
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	100,097
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	99,694
April 2011	9.0%	7.4%	99,968
March 2011	8.9%	7.6%	102,935
February 2011	9.0%	7.7%	104,063
January 2011	9.1%	7.6%	103,395