Logan, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Logan fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Logan peaked in December 2010 at 5.9% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Logan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Utah	6.0%	-0.4	-1.5
Logan	4.6%	-0.2	-1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Logan, Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Logan, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Logan peaked in December 2010 at 4,073. There are now 926 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Logan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Logan, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Logan	3,147	-123	-926

Number of Unemployed Persons

Logan, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Logan Unemployment Rate	Logan Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.0%	4.6%	3,147
November 2011	8.7%	6.4%	4.8%	3,270
October 2011	8.9%	7.0%	5.1%	3,504
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	5.3%	3,634
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.3%	3,661
July 2011	9.1%	7.5%	5.3%	3,693
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	5.3%	3,689
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	5.4%	3,748
April 2011	9.0%	7.4%	5.4%	3,692
March 2011	8.9%	7.6%	5.6%	3,785
February 2011	9.0%	7.7%	5.8%	3,927
January 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.9%	4,013