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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate, August 2026

Piute County had the highest unemployment rate of 29 counties in August 2026, at 5.9%. Daggett County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Utah was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.9Piute County
Lowest2.7Daggett County
Median3.829 counties
Utah3.5History

All counties, August 2026

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Piute CountyPiute County: 5.9 %5.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 5 %5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 4.8 %4.8Emery CountyEmery County: 4.4 %4.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.4 %4.4Millard CountyMillard County: 4.2 %4.2Sanpete CountySanpete County: 4.1 %4.1Sevier CountySevier County: 4.1 %4.1Utah CountyUtah County: 4.1 %4.1Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 4 %4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4 %4Uintah CountyUintah County: 3.9 %3.9Juab CountyJuab County: 3.8 %3.8Tooele CountyTooele County: 3.8 %3.8Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 3.7 %3.7Iron CountyIron County: 3.7 %3.7Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 3.7 %3.7Weber CountyWeber County: 3.7 %3.7Cache CountyCache County: 3.6 %3.6Davis CountyDavis County: 3.6 %3.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.4 %3.4Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 3.3 %3.3Grand CountyGrand County: 3.2 %3.2Kane CountyKane County: 3.2 %3.2Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.1 %3.1Rich CountyRich County: 3.1 %3.1Summit CountySummit County: 3 %3Daggett CountyDaggett County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Piute County Provisional5.9+0.9 pts
2Carbon County Provisional5+0.1 pts
3Garfield County Provisional4.8+0.1 pts
4Emery County Provisional4.40 pts
4San Juan County Provisional4.4+0.1 pts
6Millard County Provisional4.2+0.5 pts
7Sanpete County Provisional4.1-0.1 pts
7Sevier County Provisional4.1-0.2 pts
7Utah County Provisional4.1+0.1 pts
10Duchesne County Provisional4-0.2 pts
10Wayne County Provisional4-0.2 pts
12Uintah County Provisional3.9-0.1 pts
13Juab County Provisional3.8+0.1 pts
13Tooele County Provisional3.8-0.3 pts
13Washington County Provisional3.80 pts
16Box Elder County Provisional3.70 pts
16Iron County Provisional3.7+0.1 pts
16Salt Lake County Provisional3.7-0.1 pts
16Weber County Provisional3.70 pts
20Cache County Provisional3.6+0.1 pts
20Davis County Provisional3.6+0.1 pts
22Morgan County Provisional3.4-0.2 pts
23Wasatch County Provisional3.3+0.2 pts
24Grand County Provisional3.2-0.2 pts
24Kane County Provisional3.2-0.3 pts
26Beaver County Provisional3.10 pts
26Rich County Provisional3.1+0.2 pts
28Summit County Provisional3-0.2 pts
29Daggett County Provisional2.7-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Piute County, with 5.9% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Daggett County, with 2.7% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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