Ogden-Clearfield, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ogden fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.0%. 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 December 2009 at 7.9% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ogden unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Utah	3.0%	-0.1	-0.1
Ogden	3.0%	-0.4	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 April 2010 at 22,797. There are now 12,751 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,013 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 33.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ogden	10,046	-1,236	-63

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ogden, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.0%	10,046
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.4%	11,282
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.2%	10,310
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	10,149
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	10,013
September 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.3%	10,769
August 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.3%	10,834
July 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.1%	10,287
June 2018	4.0%	3.1%	3.1%	10,374
May 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.1%	10,091
April 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.2%	10,633