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Unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT

Unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT was 4,651 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,651
Change on 2024+9.9%
Rank1st of 39Cities in Utah ranked
Series high9,7722009
Series low2,7532019

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Unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 3,742 persons1991: 4,422 persons1992: 4,714 persons1993: 3,997 persons1994: 3,921 persons1995: 3,606 persons1996: 3,582 persons1997: 3,536 persons1998: 4,147 persons1999: 4,194 persons2000: 3,683 persons2001: 5,147 persons2002: 6,899 persons2003: 6,717 persons2004: 6,029 persons2005: 4,951 persons2006: 3,575 persons2007: 3,277 persons2008: 4,206 persons2009: 9,772 persons2010: 7,960 persons2011: 6,920 persons2012: 4,625 persons2013: 4,027 persons2014: 3,547 persons2015: 3,438 persons2016: 3,229 persons2017: 3,325 persons2018: 3,084 persons2019: 2,753 persons2020: 6,770 persons2021: 3,303 persons2022: 2,912 persons2023: 3,587 persons2024: 4,233 persons2025: 4,651 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 3,742 persons1991: 4,422 persons1992: 4,714 persons1993: 3,997 persons1994: 3,921 persons1995: 3,606 persons1996: 3,582 persons1997: 3,536 persons1998: 4,147 persons1999: 4,194 persons2000: 3,683 persons2001: 5,147 persons2002: 6,899 persons2003: 6,717 persons2004: 6,029 persons2005: 4,951 persons2006: 3,575 persons2007: 3,277 persons2008: 4,206 persons2009: 9,772 persons2010: 7,960 persons2011: 6,920 persons2012: 4,625 persons2013: 4,027 persons2014: 3,547 persons2015: 3,438 persons2016: 3,229 persons2017: 3,325 persons2018: 3,084 persons2019: 2,753 persons2020: 6,770 persons2021: 3,303 persons2022: 2,912 persons2023: 3,587 persons2024: 4,233 persons2025: 4,651 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20254,651
20244,233
20233,587
20222,912
20213,303
20206,770
20192,753
20183,084
20173,325
20163,229
20153,438
20143,547
20134,027
20124,625
20116,920
20107,960
20099,772
20084,206
20073,277
20063,575
20054,951
20046,029
20036,717
20026,899
20015,147
20003,683
19994,194
19984,147
19973,536
19963,582
19953,606
19943,921
19933,997
19924,714
19914,422
19903,742

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Salt Lake City, UT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Salt Lake City, UT, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salt-lake-city-ut. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Salt Lake City, UT, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salt-lake-city-ut.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Salt Lake City, UT, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/salt-lake-city-ut (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT?

Unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT was 4,651 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Salt Lake City, UT?

9,772 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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