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Ogden-Clearfield, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ogden rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.6%. 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 April 2020 at 9.4% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in December 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Ogden 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
Ogden 2.6% +0.1 +0.3
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: Ogden, Utah, National

Ogden, Utah monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ogden, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ogden peaked in April 2020 at 31,757. There are now 22,320 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,468 in December 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,969.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Ogden 9,437 +255 +1,207

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ogden, Utah Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Utah
Unemployment Rate
Ogden
Unemployment Rate
Ogden
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 2.7%
September
2023
3.8% 2.6% 2.6% 9,437
August
2023
3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 9,182
July
2023
3.5% 2.4% 2.4% 8,823
June
2023
3.6% 2.4% 2.4% 8,592
May
2023
3.7% 2.3% 2.3% 8,453
April
2023
3.4% 2.3% 2.3% 8,226
March
2023
3.5% 2.4% 2.3% 8,223
February
2023
3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 8,283
January
2023
3.4% 2.4% 2.3% 8,330
December
2022
3.5% 2.4% 2.3% 8,314
November
2022
3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 8,325

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.