Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 727,700 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 644,656 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 1,300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,165 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	727,700	+1,300	+18,900
CPS	644,656	+3,165	+12,339

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Salt Lake City 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 for Salt Lake City, Utah

CES employment for Salt Lake City in February 2018 is at a new high of 727,700.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 644,656.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	727,700	1,300	644,656	3,165
January 2018	726,400	3,000	641,491	-2,561
December 2017	723,400	100	644,052	2,162
November 2017	723,300	2,600	641,890	1,639
October 2017	720,700	800	640,251	-1,520
September 2017	719,900	700	641,771	2,073
August 2017	719,200	1,400	639,698	-277
July 2017	717,800	1,300	639,975	-698
June 2017	716,500	2,600	640,673	404
May 2017	713,900	2,100	640,269	2,352
April 2017	711,800	1,100	637,917	1,895
March 2017	710,700	1,900	636,022	3,705