Covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County was 808,479 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs808,479

Change on 2024+1.5%

Rank1st of 29Counties in Utah ranked

Series high808,4792025

Series low513,2962003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County, 2001 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	jobs
2025	808,479
2024	796,203
2023	787,881
2022	771,216
2021	737,675
2020	706,782
2019	720,626
2018	701,784
2017	684,426
2016	668,481
2015	645,265
2014	623,528
2013	608,778
2012	589,390
2011	568,472
2010	557,372
2009	559,385
2008	588,688
2007	586,393
2006	564,610
2005	539,982
2004	520,529
2003	513,296
2002	519,349
2001	530,497

Compared with Utah and United States

Place	2025
Salt Lake County	808,479
Utah	1,741,066
United States	155,732,363

Salt Lake County compared with nearby places

Under 3,000
3,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 12K
12K to 45K
45K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Salt Lake County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Utah by covered employment (QCEW) 29 places

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Salt Lake County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Salt Lake County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/salt-lake-county-utah. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Salt Lake County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/salt-lake-county-utah.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Salt Lake County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/salt-lake-county-utah (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County was 808,479 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Salt Lake County?

808,479 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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