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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate

Garfield County had the highest unemployment rate of 29 counties in February 2026, at 16.4%. Summit County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Utah was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest16.4Garfield County
Lowest2.8Summit County
Median4.329 counties
Utah3.8History

All counties, February 2026

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Garfield CountyGarfield County: 16.4 %16.4Grand CountyGrand County: 9 %9Wayne CountyWayne County: 8.9 %8.9Piute CountyPiute County: 7 %7Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.5 %6.5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 6.4 %6.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 6 %6Emery CountyEmery County: 5.4 %5.4Kane CountyKane County: 5.4 %5.4Sevier CountySevier County: 5.2 %5.2Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 4.5 %4.5Tooele CountyTooele County: 4.5 %4.5Rich CountyRich County: 4.4 %4.4Weber CountyWeber County: 4.4 %4.4Uintah CountyUintah County: 4.3 %4.3Juab CountyJuab County: 4.2 %4.2Millard CountyMillard County: 4.2 %4.2Sanpete CountySanpete County: 4.2 %4.2Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 4.1 %4.1Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Utah CountyUtah County: 4 %4Davis CountyDavis County: 3.7 %3.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.4 %3.4Iron CountyIron County: 3.4 %3.4Cache CountyCache County: 3.3 %3.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.3 %3.3Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 3.3 %3.3Summit CountySummit County: 2.8 %2.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Garfield County16.4+0.4 pts
2Grand County9+1.1 pts
3Wayne County8.9-0.3 pts
4Piute County7+1 pts
5Daggett County6.5+0.7 pts
6Carbon County6.4+2.1 pts
7San Juan County60 pts
8Emery County5.4+0.9 pts
8Kane County5.4+0.6 pts
10Sevier County5.2+0.9 pts
11Duchesne County4.5+0.6 pts
11Tooele County4.5+0.5 pts
13Rich County4.4+0.2 pts
13Weber County4.4+0.6 pts
15Uintah County4.3+0.5 pts
16Juab County4.2+0.7 pts
16Millard County4.2+0.5 pts
16Sanpete County4.2+0.6 pts
19Box Elder County4.1+0.6 pts
19Salt Lake County4.1+0.4 pts
19Washington County4.1+0.6 pts
22Utah County4+0.4 pts
23Davis County3.7+0.5 pts
24Beaver County3.4+0.5 pts
24Iron County3.4+0.4 pts
26Cache County3.3+0.4 pts
26Morgan County3.3+0.6 pts
26Wasatch County3.3+0.4 pts
29Summit County2.8+0.2 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 16.4% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Summit County, with 2.8% in February 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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