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Logan, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Logan rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Logan peaked in February 2010 at 6.1% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in August 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Logan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Utah 2.6% +0.1 +0.2
Logan 2.3% +0.1 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 4,149. There are now 2,310 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,441 in November 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 398. Logan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Logan, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Logan 1,839 +58 +193

Number of Unemployed Persons

Logan, Utah Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Utah
Unemployment Rate		 Logan
Unemployment Rate		 Logan
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 2.7% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.6% 2.3% 1,839
August
2023		 3.8% 2.5% 2.2% 1,781
July
2023		 3.5% 2.4% 2.1% 1,720
June
2023		 3.6% 2.4% 2.1% 1,690
May
2023		 3.7% 2.3% 2.1% 1,681
April
2023		 3.4% 2.3% 2.1% 1,648
March
2023		 3.5% 2.4% 2.1% 1,664
February
2023		 3.6% 2.4% 2.1% 1,680
January
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 2.1% 1,688
December
2022		 3.5% 2.4% 2.1% 1,672
November
2022		 3.6% 2.4% 2.1% 1,673

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. ↩

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