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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate

Garfield County had the highest unemployment rate of 29 counties in January 2026, at 14.6%. Summit County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Utah was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest14.6Garfield County
Lowest2.7Summit County
Median4.229 counties
Utah3.8History

All counties, January 2026

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Garfield CountyGarfield County: 14.6 %14.6Grand CountyGrand County: 9.9 %9.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 8.4 %8.4Piute CountyPiute County: 8.2 %8.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 6.2 %6.2Kane CountyKane County: 5.9 %5.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 5.8 %5.8Daggett CountyDaggett County: 5.6 %5.6Emery CountyEmery County: 5.5 %5.5Sevier CountySevier County: 5 %5Rich CountyRich County: 4.8 %4.8Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 4.5 %4.5Sanpete CountySanpete County: 4.4 %4.4Tooele CountyTooele County: 4.3 %4.3Juab CountyJuab County: 4.2 %4.2Millard CountyMillard County: 4.1 %4.1Uintah CountyUintah County: 4.1 %4.1Weber CountyWeber County: 4.1 %4.1Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 4 %4Utah CountyUtah County: 4 %4Washington CountyWashington County: 4 %4Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 3.9 %3.9Davis CountyDavis County: 3.6 %3.6Iron CountyIron County: 3.6 %3.6Cache CountyCache County: 3.5 %3.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.5 %3.5Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.4 %3.4Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 3.4 %3.4Summit CountySummit County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Garfield County14.6+0.3 pts
2Grand County9.9+0.8 pts
3Wayne County8.4+0.3 pts
4Piute County8.2+0.9 pts
5San Juan County6.20 pts
6Kane County5.9+0.7 pts
7Carbon County5.8+1.7 pts
8Daggett County5.6-0.2 pts
9Emery County5.5+1.1 pts
10Sevier County5+1 pts
11Rich County4.8+1.1 pts
12Duchesne County4.5+0.8 pts
13Sanpete County4.4+0.8 pts
14Tooele County4.3+0.7 pts
15Juab County4.2+0.9 pts
16Millard County4.1+0.9 pts
16Uintah County4.1+0.5 pts
16Weber County4.1+0.6 pts
19Box Elder County4+0.8 pts
19Utah County4+0.5 pts
19Washington County4+0.5 pts
22Salt Lake County3.9+0.5 pts
23Davis County3.6+0.6 pts
23Iron County3.6+0.6 pts
25Cache County3.5+0.6 pts
25Morgan County3.5+0.8 pts
27Beaver County3.4+0.4 pts
27Wasatch County3.4+0.6 pts
29Summit County2.7+0.3 pts

Other periods

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?

Garfield County, with 14.6% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Summit County, with 2.7% in January 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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