Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salt Lake City fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Salt Lake City peaked in February 2010 at 7.9% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in January 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Utah	3.0%	-0.1	-0.1
Salt Lake City	2.7%	0.0	-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: 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 February 2010 at 45,461. There are now 27,997 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Salt Lake City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salt Lake City, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salt Lake City	17,464	-439	-1,420

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
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	2.7%	17,464
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	2.7%	17,903
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.1%	20,390
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	20,112
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	19,638
September 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.2%	21,094
August 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.2%	21,151
July 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.0%	20,046
June 2018	4.0%	3.1%	3.0%	20,100
May 2018	3.8%	3.1%	2.9%	19,305
April 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.1%	20,680