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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate

Piute County had the highest unemployment rate of 29 counties in August 2025, at 5%. Rich County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Utah was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5Piute County
Lowest2.9Rich County
Median3.729 counties
Utah3.6History

All counties, August 2025

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Piute CountyPiute County: 5 %5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.9 %4.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 4.7 %4.7Emery CountyEmery County: 4.4 %4.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.3 %4.3Sevier CountySevier County: 4.3 %4.3Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 4.2 %4.2Sanpete CountySanpete County: 4.2 %4.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 4.2 %4.2Tooele CountyTooele County: 4.1 %4.1Uintah CountyUintah County: 4 %4Utah CountyUtah County: 4 %4Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 3.8 %3.8Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 3.7 %3.7Juab CountyJuab County: 3.7 %3.7Millard CountyMillard County: 3.7 %3.7Weber CountyWeber County: 3.7 %3.7Iron CountyIron County: 3.6 %3.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.6 %3.6Cache CountyCache County: 3.5 %3.5Davis CountyDavis County: 3.5 %3.5Kane CountyKane County: 3.5 %3.5Grand CountyGrand County: 3.4 %3.4Summit CountySummit County: 3.2 %3.2Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.1 %3.1Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 3.1 %3.1Daggett CountyDaggett County: 3 %3Rich CountyRich County: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Piute County5-0.3 pts
2Carbon County4.9+0.5 pts
3Garfield County4.70 pts
4Emery County4.4+0.4 pts
5San Juan County4.3-0.1 pts
5Sevier County4.3+0.4 pts
7Duchesne County4.2+0.3 pts
7Sanpete County4.2+0.3 pts
7Wayne County4.2+0.2 pts
10Tooele County4.1+0.5 pts
11Uintah County4+0.1 pts
11Utah County4+0.1 pts
13Salt Lake County3.8+0.1 pts
13Washington County3.8-0.2 pts
15Box Elder County3.7+0.1 pts
15Juab County3.7-0.1 pts
15Millard County3.7+0.1 pts
15Weber County3.7+0.1 pts
19Iron County3.6+0.1 pts
19Morgan County3.6+0.2 pts
21Cache County3.50 pts
21Davis County3.5+0.1 pts
21Kane County3.50 pts
24Grand County3.4+0.3 pts
25Summit County3.20 pts
26Beaver County3.1-0.5 pts
26Wasatch County3.1-0.2 pts
28Daggett County3+0.1 pts
29Rich County2.9+0.1 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% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Rich County, with 2.9% in August 2025.

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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