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Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 815,300 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 703,006 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 4,900 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,928 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 815,300 +4,900 +29,200
CPS 703,006 +3,928 +22,501

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 815,300.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 703,006.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 815,300 4,900 703,006 3,928
December 2022 810,400 200 699,078 2,173
November 2022 810,200 1,400 696,905 1,318
October 2022 808,800 -2,100 695,587 1,158
September 2022 810,900 2,000 694,429 1,228
August 2022 808,900 1,500 693,201 1,855
July 2022 807,400 8,800 691,346 1,399
June 2022 798,600 1,100 689,947 1,691
May 2022 797,500 2,600 688,256 1,239
April 2022 794,900 2,300 687,017 2,047
March 2022 792,600 2,700 684,970 2,861
February 2022 789,900 3,800 682,109 1,604

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