Utah Unemployment

According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Utah rose 5.9 percentage points in April 2020 to 9.7%. The state unemployment rate was 5.0 percentage points lower than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate for Utah in April 2020 is at a new high. You can also see Utah unemployment compared to other states.

Unemployment Rate	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	14.7%	+10.3	+11.1
Utah	9.7%	+5.9	+7.0

Unemployment Rate: Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray

Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Utah in April 2020 is at a new high of 155,810. Utah job growth data is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Utah	155,810	+93,362	+112,156

Number of Unemployed Persons

Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	9.7%	155,810
March 2020	4.4%	3.8%	62,448
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	40,451
January 2020	3.6%	2.5%	40,039
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	39,623
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	39,509
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	39,432
September 2019	3.5%	2.5%	39,720
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	40,271
July 2019	3.7%	2.5%	41,035
June 2019	3.7%	2.6%	41,903
May 2019	3.6%	2.7%	42,789