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 2023, at 9%. Syracuse, UT had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 3% and the figure for Utah was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Top 40 cities, 2023

Vernal, UT: 9 %Vernal, UT9Ivins, UT: 7.1 %Ivins, UT7.1Kearns, UT: 5.8 %Kearns, UT5.8Clinton, UT: 5.3 %Clinton, UT5.3Tremonton, UT: 5.1 %Tremonton, UT5.1Magna, UT: 5 %Magna, UT5South Salt Lake, UT: 4.9 %South Salt Lake, UT4.9Payson, UT: 4.8 %Payson, UT4.8Provo, UT: 4.7 %Provo, UT4.7West Valley City, UT: 4.4 %West Valley City, UT4.4Lindon, UT: 4.3 %Lindon, UT4.3North Salt Lake, UT: 4.2 %North Salt Lake, UT4.2Lehi, UT: 4.1 %Lehi, UT4.1Herriman, UT: 4.1 %Herriman, UT4.1Millcreek, UT: 4.1 %Millcreek, UT4.1Ogden, UT: 4 %Ogden, UT4West Jordan, UT: 4 %West Jordan, UT4Salem, UT: 4 %Salem, UT4Brigham City, UT: 4 %Brigham City, UT4Salt Lake City, UT: 3.8 %Salt Lake City, UT3.8Taylorsville, UT: 3.8 %Taylorsville, UT3.8Orem, UT: 3.8 %Orem, UT3.8Tooele, UT: 3.8 %Tooele, UT3.8Grantsville, UT: 3.6 %Grantsville, UT3.6Highland, UT: 3.5 %Highland, UT3.5Cedar City, UT: 3.5 %Cedar City, UT3.5St. George, UT: 3.5 %St. George, UT3.5Pleasant View, UT: 3.4 %Pleasant View, UT3.4Midvale, UT: 3.4 %Midvale, UT3.4American Fork, UT: 3.4 %American Fork, UT3.4Riverton, UT: 3.2 %Riverton, UT3.2Murray, UT: 3.2 %Murray, UT3.2Eagle Mountain, UT: 3.2 %Eagle Mountain, UT3.2Clearfield, UT: 3 %Clearfield, UT3Cottonwood Heights, UT: 3 %Cottonwood Heights, UT3Mapleton, UT: 3 %Mapleton, UT3North Ogden, UT: 3 %North Ogden, UT3Bluffdale, UT: 2.9 %Bluffdale, UT2.9Bountiful, UT: 2.9 %Bountiful, UT2.9Holladay, UT: 2.9 %Holladay, UT2.9Vernal, UT: 9 %Vernal, UT9Ivins, UT: 7.1 %Ivins, UT7.1Kearns, UT: 5.8 %Kearns, UT5.8Clinton, UT: 5.3 %Clinton, UT5.3Tremonton, UT: 5.1 %Tremonton, UT5.1Magna, UT: 5 %Magna, UT5South Salt Lake, UT: 4.9 %South Salt Lake, UT4.9Payson, UT: 4.8 %Payson, UT4.8Provo, UT: 4.7 %Provo, UT4.7West Valley City, UT: 4.4 %West Valley City, UT4.4Lindon, UT: 4.3 %Lindon, UT4.3North Salt Lake, UT: 4.2 %North Salt Lake, UT4.2Lehi, UT: 4.1 %Lehi, UT4.1Herriman, UT: 4.1 %Herriman, UT4.1Millcreek, UT: 4.1 %Millcreek, UT4.1Ogden, UT: 4 %Ogden, UT4West Jordan, UT: 4 %West Jordan, UT4Salem, UT: 4 %Salem, UT4Brigham City, UT: 4 %Brigham City, UT4Salt Lake City, UT: 3.8 %Salt Lake City, UT3.8Taylorsville, UT: 3.8 %Taylorsville, UT3.8Orem, UT: 3.8 %Orem, UT3.8Tooele, UT: 3.8 %Tooele, UT3.8Grantsville, UT: 3.6 %Grantsville, UT3.6Highland, UT: 3.5 %Highland, UT3.5Cedar City, UT: 3.5 %Cedar City, UT3.5St. George, UT: 3.5 %St. George, UT3.5Pleasant View, UT: 3.4 %Pleasant View, UT3.4Midvale, UT: 3.4 %Midvale, UT3.4American Fork, UT: 3.4 %American Fork, UT3.4Riverton, UT: 3.2 %Riverton, UT3.2Murray, UT: 3.2 %Murray, UT3.2Eagle Mountain, UT: 3.2 %Eagle Mountain, UT3.2Clearfield, UT: 3 %Clearfield, UT3Cottonwood Heights, UT: 3 %Cottonwood Heights, UT3Mapleton, UT: 3 %Mapleton, UT3North Ogden, UT: 3 %North Ogden, UT3Bluffdale, UT: 2.9 %Bluffdale, UT2.9Bountiful, UT: 2.9 %Bountiful, UT2.9Holladay, UT: 2.9 %Holladay, UT2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Vernal, UT9+0.1 pts
2Ivins, UT7.1+0.9 pts
3Kearns, UT5.8-0.2 pts
4Clinton, UT5.3-0 pts
5Tremonton, UT5.1+2.6 pts
6Magna, UT5-0.3 pts
7South Salt Lake, UT4.90 pts
8Payson, UT4.8-0.1 pts
9Provo, UT4.7+0.3 pts
10West Valley City, UT4.4+0.4 pts
11Lindon, UT4.3+0.6 pts
12North Salt Lake, UT4.2+1.1 pts
13Lehi, UT4.1-0.3 pts
14Herriman, UT4.1+0.9 pts
15Millcreek, UT4.1+0.1 pts
16Ogden, UT4-0.3 pts
16West Jordan, UT4-0.1 pts
18Salem, UT4+0.8 pts
19Brigham City, UT4+0.2 pts
20Salt Lake City, UT3.8+0.2 pts
20Taylorsville, UT3.8-0.7 pts
22Orem, UT3.8+0.4 pts
23Tooele, UT3.8-0.1 pts
24Grantsville, UT3.6-1 pts
25Highland, UT3.5+0.7 pts
26Cedar City, UT3.5+0.5 pts
27St. George, UT3.5+0.2 pts
28Pleasant View, UT3.4+1.5 pts
29Midvale, UT3.4+0.4 pts
30American Fork, UT3.4+0.1 pts
31Riverton, UT3.2-0.3 pts
32Murray, UT3.2-0.1 pts
33Eagle Mountain, UT3.2-0.2 pts
34Clearfield, UT30 pts
34Cottonwood Heights, UT3-0.2 pts
36Mapleton, UT3-0.1 pts
36North Ogden, UT3-0.2 pts
38Bluffdale, UT2.9+0.8 pts
39Bountiful, UT2.9+0.3 pts
40Holladay, UT2.9-0.1 pts
41Hyrum, UT2.8-0.5 pts
42Heber, UT2.8-0.1 pts
43Pleasant Grove, UT2.8+0.1 pts
44Hurricane, UT2.7-0.5 pts
45Santaquin, UT2.5-0.6 pts
46Vineyard, UT2.5+0.7 pts
47Sandy, UT2.5+0.3 pts
47Springville, UT2.5-0.2 pts
49Roy, UT2.4-0.3 pts
49Smithfield, UT2.4-0.4 pts
51South Ogden, UT2.4+0.3 pts
52Kaysville, UT2.3-0.3 pts
53Alpine, UT2.3+0.7 pts
53Logan, UT2.3-0.2 pts
55Layton, UT2.3-0 pts
56Farmington, UT2.20 pts
57South Jordan, UT2.2-0.3 pts
58West Haven, UT2.2+0.3 pts
59North Logan, UT2.20 pts
60Woods Cross, UT2.1-0.1 pts
61Saratoga Springs, UT2.1-0.1 pts
62Draper, UT2.1-0.2 pts
63Spanish Fork, UT1.90 pts
64Centerville, UT1.6+0.1 pts
65Washington, UT1.6+0.8 pts
66West Point, UT1+0.1 pts
67Syracuse, UT1-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Vernal, UT, with 9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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