Salt Lake City, Utah Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salt Lake City rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Salt Lake City peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in March 2022, 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 | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Utah | 2.4% | 0.0 | +0.2 |
Salt Lake City | 2.3% | +0.1 | 0.0 |
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 72,296. There are now 56,092 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,591 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,613. Salt Lake City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salt Lake City, Utah) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Salt Lake City | 16,204 | +561 | +373 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 16,204 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 15,643 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 15,270 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 14,969 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 14,637 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 14,591 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 14,817 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 14,937 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 14,858 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 14,595 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 14,631 |
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. ↩