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Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Vernal, UT had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 cities in 2022, at 8.9%. Washington, UT had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Utah was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.9Vernal, UT
Lowest0.8Washington, UT
Median3.167 cities
Utah3.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Vernal, UT: 8.9 %Vernal, UT8.9Ivins, UT: 6.2 %Ivins, UT6.2Kearns, UT: 6.1 %Kearns, UT6.1Clinton, UT: 5.3 %Clinton, UT5.3Magna, UT: 5.3 %Magna, UT5.3Payson, UT: 4.9 %Payson, UT4.9South Salt Lake, UT: 4.8 %South Salt Lake, UT4.8Taylorsville, UT: 4.6 %Taylorsville, UT4.6Grantsville, UT: 4.5 %Grantsville, UT4.5Provo, UT: 4.4 %Provo, UT4.4Lehi, UT: 4.4 %Lehi, UT4.4Ogden, UT: 4.3 %Ogden, UT4.3West Jordan, UT: 4.2 %West Jordan, UT4.2West Valley City, UT: 4 %West Valley City, UT4Millcreek, UT: 4 %Millcreek, UT4Tooele, UT: 3.9 %Tooele, UT3.9Brigham City, UT: 3.7 %Brigham City, UT3.7Lindon, UT: 3.7 %Lindon, UT3.7Salt Lake City, UT: 3.6 %Salt Lake City, UT3.6Riverton, UT: 3.5 %Riverton, UT3.5Eagle Mountain, UT: 3.4 %Eagle Mountain, UT3.4Orem, UT: 3.4 %Orem, UT3.4Hyrum, UT: 3.3 %Hyrum, UT3.3St. George, UT: 3.3 %St. George, UT3.3American Fork, UT: 3.3 %American Fork, UT3.3Murray, UT: 3.2 %Murray, UT3.2North Ogden, UT: 3.2 %North Ogden, UT3.2Hurricane, UT: 3.2 %Hurricane, UT3.2Cottonwood Heights, UT: 3.2 %Cottonwood Heights, UT3.2Salem, UT: 3.2 %Salem, UT3.2Herriman, UT: 3.2 %Herriman, UT3.2Santaquin, UT: 3.1 %Santaquin, UT3.1North Salt Lake, UT: 3.1 %North Salt Lake, UT3.1Mapleton, UT: 3.1 %Mapleton, UT3.1Holladay, UT: 3.1 %Holladay, UT3.1Cedar City, UT: 3.1 %Cedar City, UT3.1Midvale, UT: 3 %Midvale, UT3Clearfield, UT: 3 %Clearfield, UT3Heber, UT: 2.9 %Heber, UT2.9Highland, UT: 2.9 %Highland, UT2.9Vernal, UT: 8.9 %Vernal, UT8.9Ivins, UT: 6.2 %Ivins, UT6.2Kearns, UT: 6.1 %Kearns, UT6.1Clinton, UT: 5.3 %Clinton, UT5.3Magna, UT: 5.3 %Magna, UT5.3Payson, UT: 4.9 %Payson, UT4.9South Salt Lake, UT: 4.8 %South Salt Lake, UT4.8Taylorsville, UT: 4.6 %Taylorsville, UT4.6Grantsville, UT: 4.5 %Grantsville, UT4.5Provo, UT: 4.4 %Provo, UT4.4Lehi, UT: 4.4 %Lehi, UT4.4Ogden, UT: 4.3 %Ogden, UT4.3West Jordan, UT: 4.2 %West Jordan, UT4.2West Valley City, UT: 4 %West Valley City, UT4Millcreek, UT: 4 %Millcreek, UT4Tooele, UT: 3.9 %Tooele, UT3.9Brigham City, UT: 3.7 %Brigham City, UT3.7Lindon, UT: 3.7 %Lindon, UT3.7Salt Lake City, UT: 3.6 %Salt Lake City, UT3.6Riverton, UT: 3.5 %Riverton, UT3.5Eagle Mountain, UT: 3.4 %Eagle Mountain, UT3.4Orem, UT: 3.4 %Orem, UT3.4Hyrum, UT: 3.3 %Hyrum, UT3.3St. George, UT: 3.3 %St. George, UT3.3American Fork, UT: 3.3 %American Fork, UT3.3Murray, UT: 3.2 %Murray, UT3.2North Ogden, UT: 3.2 %North Ogden, UT3.2Hurricane, UT: 3.2 %Hurricane, UT3.2Cottonwood Heights, UT: 3.2 %Cottonwood Heights, UT3.2Salem, UT: 3.2 %Salem, UT3.2Herriman, UT: 3.2 %Herriman, UT3.2Santaquin, UT: 3.1 %Santaquin, UT3.1North Salt Lake, UT: 3.1 %North Salt Lake, UT3.1Mapleton, UT: 3.1 %Mapleton, UT3.1Holladay, UT: 3.1 %Holladay, UT3.1Cedar City, UT: 3.1 %Cedar City, UT3.1Midvale, UT: 3 %Midvale, UT3Clearfield, UT: 3 %Clearfield, UT3Heber, UT: 2.9 %Heber, UT2.9Highland, UT: 2.9 %Highland, UT2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Vernal, UT8.9+0.7 pts
2Ivins, UT6.2-1.2 pts
3Kearns, UT6.1-0.1 pts
4Clinton, UT5.3-0.4 pts
4Magna, UT5.3-0.5 pts
6Payson, UT4.9+0.6 pts
7South Salt Lake, UT4.8-1.2 pts
8Taylorsville, UT4.6-0.4 pts
9Grantsville, UT4.5+0.1 pts
10Provo, UT4.4-0.2 pts
11Lehi, UT4.4+0.2 pts
12Ogden, UT4.3-0.1 pts
13West Jordan, UT4.2-0.2 pts
14West Valley City, UT4-0 pts
15Millcreek, UT4+0.1 pts
16Tooele, UT3.9-0 pts
17Brigham City, UT3.7-0.8 pts
18Lindon, UT3.7-0.4 pts
19Salt Lake City, UT3.6-0.4 pts
20Riverton, UT3.5+0.2 pts
21Eagle Mountain, UT3.4-0.2 pts
22Orem, UT3.4-0.1 pts
23Hyrum, UT3.3+0.4 pts
24St. George, UT3.3-0.3 pts
25American Fork, UT3.3-0.6 pts
26Murray, UT3.2-1.2 pts
27North Ogden, UT3.2-0.3 pts
28Hurricane, UT3.2+1.7 pts
29Cottonwood Heights, UT3.2-0.1 pts
29Salem, UT3.2-0 pts
31Herriman, UT3.2-0.4 pts
32Santaquin, UT3.1-0.1 pts
33North Salt Lake, UT3.1-0.1 pts
34Mapleton, UT3.1+0.5 pts
35Holladay, UT3.1+0.2 pts
36Cedar City, UT3.1-1.5 pts
37Midvale, UT3-0.9 pts
38Clearfield, UT3+0.3 pts
39Heber, UT2.9+0.1 pts
40Highland, UT2.9-0.5 pts
41Smithfield, UT2.7+0.1 pts
42Springville, UT2.7-0.2 pts
43Bountiful, UT2.6+0.1 pts
44Pleasant Grove, UT2.6-0.7 pts
45Roy, UT2.6-0.4 pts
46Kaysville, UT2.6+0.2 pts
47South Jordan, UT2.5+0.1 pts
48Logan, UT2.5-0.5 pts
49Tremonton, UT2.5+1.7 pts
50Layton, UT2.3+0.1 pts
51Woods Cross, UT2.3-0.4 pts
52Draper, UT2.2+0.5 pts
53Farmington, UT2.2+0.2 pts
54Saratoga Springs, UT2.2+0.1 pts
55Bluffdale, UT2.2-1 pts
55Sandy, UT2.2-0.1 pts
57North Logan, UT2.2+0.2 pts
58South Ogden, UT2.1+0.4 pts
59Pleasant View, UT2-0.1 pts
60Spanish Fork, UT1.9+0.3 pts
61Vineyard, UT1.8-0.3 pts
61West Haven, UT1.8-0.4 pts
63Alpine, UT1.6-0.6 pts
64Centerville, UT1.5+0.2 pts
65Syracuse, UT1.2-0.3 pts
66West Point, UT0.9-0.1 pts
67Washington, UT0.8-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Vernal, UT, with 8.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Washington, UT, with 0.8% in 2022.

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