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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Salt Lake City, Utah, National

Salt Lake City, Utah monthly unemployment rate chart

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. ↩

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