Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salt Lake City fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Salt Lake City peaked in March 2010 at 7.9% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in March 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Salt Lake City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Utah	2.8%	0.0	-0.3
Salt Lake City	2.8%	0.0	-0.3

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

Unemployment Rate: Salt Lake City, Utah, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Salt Lake City peaked in March 2010 at 45,352. There are now 26,808 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 18,335 in May 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 209. Salt Lake City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salt Lake City, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salt Lake City	18,544	+93	-1,595

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Utah Unemployment Rate	Salt Lake City Unemployment Rate	Salt Lake City Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	18,544
June 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	18,451
May 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.8%	18,335
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.8%	18,424
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	2.8%	18,696
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	2.9%	19,070
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.0%	19,630
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.1%	20,279
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	20,295
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	20,296