Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salt Lake City fell 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Salt Lake City peaked in February 2010 at 7.9% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Salt Lake City 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
Salt Lake City	3.0%	-0.2	-0.1

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: 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 25,824 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 18,598 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,039. Salt Lake City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salt Lake City, Utah) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salt Lake City	19,637	-1,457	-484

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
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	19,637
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.2%	21,094
August 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.2%	21,151
July 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.0%	20,046
June 2018	4.0%	3.0%	3.0%	20,100
May 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.9%	19,305
April 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.1%	20,680
March 2018	4.1%	3.1%	3.0%	20,002
February 2018	4.1%	3.1%	2.8%	18,884
January 2018	4.1%	3.1%	2.8%	18,598
December 2017	4.1%	3.2%	3.0%	19,892