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Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 782,600 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 680,594 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 2,500 jobs in November 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,559 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 782,600 +2,500 +36,700
CPS 680,594 +2,559 +28,855

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 November 2021 is at a new high of 782,600.

CPS employment in November 2021 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 680,594.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2021

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2021 782,600 2,500 680,594 2,559
October 2021 780,100 2,000 678,035 2,913
September 2021 778,100 2,000 675,122 9,630
August 2021 776,100 4,400 665,492 2,550
July 2021 771,700 4,400 662,942 1,847
June 2021 767,300 6,600 661,095 2,459
May 2021 760,700 400 658,636 2,102
April 2021 760,300 2,300 656,534 1,151
March 2021 758,000 3,500 655,383 572
February 2021 754,500 2,800 654,811 -124
January 2021 751,700 1,600 654,935 1,765
December 2020 750,100 4,200 653,170 1,431

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