Provo-Orem, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Provo fell 0.5 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 Provo peaked in March 2010 at 7.9% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Provo 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
Provo	6.2%	-0.5	-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: Provo, Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Provo, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Provo peaked in March 2010 at 17,912. There are now 4,107 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Provo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Provo, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Provo	13,805	-1,114	-3,392

Number of Unemployed Persons

Provo, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Provo Unemployment Rate	Provo Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.0%	6.2%	13,805
November 2011	8.7%	6.4%	6.7%	14,919
October 2011	8.9%	7.0%	7.2%	16,278
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.6%	17,093
August 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.6%	17,280
July 2011	9.1%	7.5%	7.6%	17,074
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.4%	16,794
May 2011	9.0%	7.3%	7.4%	16,574
April 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.3%	16,428
March 2011	8.9%	7.6%	7.5%	16,850
February 2011	9.0%	7.7%	7.7%	17,274
January 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.7%	17,243