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Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 830,500 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 720,196 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 3,600 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,657 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 830,500 +3,600 +33,000
CPS 720,196 +3,657 +23,281

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 May 2023 is at a new high of 830,500.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 720,196.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 830,500 3,600 720,196 3,657
April 2023 826,900 3,300 716,539 2,866
March 2023 823,600 3,100 713,673 2,686
February 2023 820,500 4,900 710,987 2,140
January 2023 815,600 5,200 708,847 2,156
December 2022 810,400 200 706,691 -235
November 2022 810,200 1,400 706,926 18
October 2022 808,800 -2,100 706,908 1,298
September 2022 810,900 2,000 705,610 1,930
August 2022 808,900 1,500 703,680 2,269
July 2022 807,400 8,800 701,411 2,335
June 2022 798,600 1,100 699,076 2,161

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