Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 741,600 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 636,675 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 700 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 469 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	741,600	+700	+15,500
CPS	636,675	-469	-7,583

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 2019 is at a new high of 741,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 649,537 for Salt Lake City in May 2018. 12,862 jobs have been lost in Salt Lake City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	741,600	700	636,675	-469
January 2019	740,900	1,000	637,144	-2,949
December 2018	739,900	1,100	640,093	2,665
November 2018	738,800	700	637,428	-477
October 2018	738,100	-300	637,905	-1,716
September 2018	738,400	200	639,621	-4,360
August 2018	738,200	1,000	643,981	-4,041
July 2018	737,200	3,100	648,022	765
June 2018	734,100	3,800	647,257	-2,280
May 2018	730,300	1,900	649,537	1,965
April 2018	728,400	1,500	647,572	1,082
March 2018	726,900	800	646,490	2,232