Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 756,900 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 649,674 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 2,500 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,606 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	756,900	+2,500	+18,800
CPS	649,674	+2,606	+13,755

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 October 2019 is at a new high of 756,900.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 649,674.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	756,900	2,500	649,674	2,606
September 2019	754,400	1,800	647,068	2,456
August 2019	752,600	800	644,612	2,398
July 2019	751,800	4,100	642,214	2,382
June 2019	747,700	1,700	639,832	877
May 2019	746,000	1,800	638,955	443
April 2019	744,200	1,300	638,512	702
March 2019	742,900	1,300	637,810	919
February 2019	741,600	700	636,891	712
January 2019	740,900	1,000	636,179	112
December 2018	739,900	1,100	636,067	12
November 2018	738,800	700	636,055	136