Ogden-Clearfield, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ogden fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2019 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Ogden peaked in November 2009 at 7.9% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ogden unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Utah	2.7%	-0.1	-0.4
Ogden	2.7%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ogden, Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ogden, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ogden peaked in March 2010 at 22,806. There are now 13,757 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ogden	9,049	-413	-1,281

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ogden, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.7%	9,049
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	9,462
July 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.9%	9,657
June 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.9%	9,749
May 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.0%	9,857
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.0%	10,002
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.1%	10,214
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.2%	10,422
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.2%	10,608
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.2%	10,361
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.2%	10,361