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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate

Piute County had the highest unemployment rate of 29 counties in September 2025, at 5%. Rich County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Utah was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5Piute County
Lowest2.8Rich County
Median3.429 counties
Utah3.6History

All counties, September 2025

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Piute CountyPiute County: 5 %5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.4 %4.4Garfield CountyGarfield County: 4.3 %4.3Emery CountyEmery County: 4 %4Sevier CountySevier County: 3.9 %3.9Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 3.8 %3.8San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.8 %3.8Tooele CountyTooele County: 3.8 %3.8Uintah CountyUintah County: 3.7 %3.7Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 3.6 %3.6Sanpete CountySanpete County: 3.6 %3.6Utah CountyUtah County: 3.6 %3.6Washington CountyWashington County: 3.5 %3.5Weber CountyWeber County: 3.5 %3.5Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 3.4 %3.4Juab CountyJuab County: 3.4 %3.4Kane CountyKane County: 3.4 %3.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.4 %3.4Davis CountyDavis County: 3.3 %3.3Millard CountyMillard County: 3.3 %3.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.3 %3.3Cache CountyCache County: 3.1 %3.1Iron CountyIron County: 3.1 %3.1Summit CountySummit County: 3.1 %3.1Daggett CountyDaggett County: 3 %3Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 3 %3Beaver CountyBeaver County: 2.9 %2.9Grand CountyGrand County: 2.8 %2.8Rich CountyRich County: 2.8 %2.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Piute County5+0.8 pts
2Carbon County4.4+0.7 pts
3Garfield County4.3+0.2 pts
4Emery County4+0.6 pts
5Sevier County3.9+0.7 pts
6Duchesne County3.8+0.6 pts
6San Juan County3.80 pts
6Tooele County3.8+0.7 pts
9Uintah County3.7+0.6 pts
10Salt Lake County3.6+0.4 pts
10Sanpete County3.6+0.3 pts
10Utah County3.6+0.3 pts
13Washington County3.5+0.3 pts
13Weber County3.5+0.5 pts
15Box Elder County3.4+0.4 pts
15Juab County3.4+0.3 pts
15Kane County3.4+0.3 pts
15Wayne County3.4+0.2 pts
19Davis County3.3+0.4 pts
19Millard County3.3+0.3 pts
19Morgan County3.3+0.5 pts
22Cache County3.1+0.3 pts
22Iron County3.1+0.2 pts
22Summit County3.1+0.3 pts
25Daggett County3+0.8 pts
25Wasatch County3+0.3 pts
27Beaver County2.9-0.3 pts
28Grand County2.8+0.5 pts
28Rich County2.8+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 September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Rich County, with 2.8% in September 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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