Unemployment Rate in Salt Lake County, UT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Salt Lake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Salt Lake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Salt Lake County: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,199 | Jackson County, OH | 3.8% |
| #1,200 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 3.8% |
| #1,201 | Tazewell County, VA | 3.8% |
| #1,202 | Salt Lake County, UT | 3.8% |
| #1,203 | Mason County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,204 | Jones County, GA | 3.8% |
| #1,205 | Lee County, NC | 3.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,202 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.1% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Utah, Salt Lake County ranks #18 of 29 out of 29 counties. This places it in the 63th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.