Unemployment Rate in Salt Lake County, UT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,202/3,222 · #18 in UT
63th
Salt Lake 3.8%
UT 3.5% +7.5%
US 5.3% -28.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Salt Lake County's unemployment rate of 3.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Salt Lake County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Salt Lake County, Utah has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,202 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Utah, it ranks #18 of 29. This places it in the 63th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.