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Utah Job Growth

There were 1,699,700 jobs in Utah in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,716,882 employed persons for the month. Utah added 4,200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,455 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Utah job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,699,700 +4,200 +48,500
CPS 1,716,882 +5,455 +37,672

Utah Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Utah as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Utah

CES employment in January 2023 for Utah is at a new high of 1,699,700.

CPS employment in Utah for January 2023 is at a new high of 1,716,882.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,699,700 4,200 1,716,882 5,455
December 2022 1,695,500 100 1,711,427 67
November 2022 1,695,400 2,800 1,711,360 368
October 2022 1,692,600 -2,200 1,710,992 1,483
September 2022 1,694,800 5,100 1,709,509 1,456
August 2022 1,689,700 5,200 1,708,053 1,193
July 2022 1,684,500 8,400 1,706,860 1,475
June 2022 1,676,100 -300 1,705,385 2,416
May 2022 1,676,400 3,600 1,702,969 3,943
April 2022 1,672,800 8,000 1,699,026 5,413
March 2022 1,664,800 5,400 1,693,613 6,723
February 2022 1,659,400 8,200 1,686,890 7,680

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