Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salt Lake City rose 0.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Salt Lake City peaked in April 2020 at 11.3% and is now 6.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Salt Lake City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Utah | 4.3% | +0.2 | +1.9 |
| Salt Lake City | 4.6% | +0.3 | +2.2 |
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 April 2020 at 75,262. There are now 44,093 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 29,552 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,617. Salt Lake City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salt Lake City, Utah) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 31,169 | +1,617 | +15,255 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 31,169 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 29,552 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 37,656 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 30,662 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 34,841 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 41,052 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 63,808 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 75,262 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 25,438 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 16,335 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 16,247 |
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. ↩
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