Ogden-Clearfield, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ogden fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Ogden peaked in February 2010 at 8.0% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ogden 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
Ogden	6.2%	-0.4	-1.4

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: Ogden, Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ogden, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ogden peaked in February 2010 at 21,158. There are now 5,075 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Ogden employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ogden, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ogden	16,083	-1,115	-3,795

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ogden, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.0%	6.2%	16,083
November 2011	8.7%	6.4%	6.6%	17,198
October 2011	8.9%	7.0%	7.1%	18,715
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.5%	19,741
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.7%	20,243
July 2011	9.1%	7.5%	7.6%	20,092
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.5%	19,696
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	7.4%	19,394
April 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.4%	19,325
March 2011	8.9%	7.6%	7.5%	19,695
February 2011	9.0%	7.7%	7.6%	19,959
January 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	19,927