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Logan, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Logan rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Logan peaked in February 2010 at 6.1% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.7% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Logan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Utah 2.4% 0.0 +0.2
Logan 2.0% +0.1 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Logan, Utah, National

Logan, Utah monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Logan, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Logan peaked in April 2020 at 4,274. There are now 2,671 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,314 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 289. Logan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Logan, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Logan 1,603 +71 +210

Number of Unemployed Persons

Logan, Utah Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Utah
Unemployment Rate
Logan
Unemployment Rate
Logan
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.4% 2.0% 1,603
December
2022
3.5% 2.4% 1.9% 1,532
November
2022
3.6% 2.4% 1.8% 1,463
October
2022
3.7% 2.4% 1.8% 1,395
September
2022
3.5% 2.4% 1.7% 1,353
August
2022
3.7% 2.4% 1.7% 1,344
July
2022
3.5% 2.3% 1.7% 1,361
June
2022
3.6% 2.3% 1.8% 1,401
May
2022
3.6% 2.2% 1.8% 1,374
April
2022
3.6% 2.2% 1.7% 1,325
March
2022
3.6% 2.2% 1.7% 1,314

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.