Ogden-Clearfield, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ogden fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Ogden peaked in December 2009 at 7.9% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Ogden unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Utah	3.2%	0.0	0.0
Ogden	3.1%	-0.2	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 12,785 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ogden	10,012	-757	-814

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ogden, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployment Rate	Ogden Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	10,012
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.3%	10,769
August 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.3%	10,834
July 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.1%	10,287
June 2018	4.0%	3.0%	3.1%	10,374
May 2018	3.8%	3.0%	3.1%	10,091
April 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.2%	10,633
March 2018	4.1%	3.1%	3.1%	10,374
February 2018	4.1%	3.1%	3.1%	10,109
January 2018	4.1%	3.1%	3.1%	10,108
December 2017	4.1%	3.2%	3.3%	10,794