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Unemployment rate in Utah

1976 – 2025 · 50 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1976 – 2025 percent · Utah · United States · section.levels.world
+0.1 pp section.change_since
Utah United States section.levels.world

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1976 – 2025

section.compare Unemployment rate · percent
Utah
3.6%
United States
3.6% · 2023
section.levels.world
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Utah · 1976 – 2025
Latest value 3.6% · 2025
First value 5.6% · 1976
Highest 9.0% · 1983
Lowest 2.4% · 2022
Data points 50

By year

section.all_years · 1976 – 2025

YearUtahChange United Statessection.levels.world
2025 3.6% +0.3 pp — 4.8%
2024 3.3% +0.6 pp — 4.8%
2023 2.7% +0.3 pp 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.4% −0.4 pp 3.7% 5.2%
2021 2.8% −2.0 pp 5.4% 6.0%
2020 4.8% +2.3 pp 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.5% −0.4 pp 3.7% 5.6%
2018 2.9% −0.2 pp 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.1% −0.2 pp 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.3% −0.2 pp 4.9% 6.0%
2015 3.5% −0.1 pp 5.3% 6.0%
2014 3.6% −0.6 pp 6.2% 6.0%
2013 4.2% −0.6 pp 5.3% 6.1%
2012 4.8% −2.4 pp 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.2% −1.1 pp 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.3% +0.7 pp 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.6% +4.3 pp 9.3% 6.4%
2008 3.3% +0.7 pp 5.8% 5.8%
2007 2.6% −0.2 pp 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.8% −1.2 pp 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.0% −1.0 pp 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.0% −0.6 pp 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.6% −0.1 pp 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.7% +1.3 pp 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.4% +1.1 pp 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.3% −0.2 pp 4.0% 6.1%
1999 3.5% −0.1 pp 4.2% 6.3%
1998 3.6% +0.4 pp 4.5% 6.2%
1997 3.2% −0.2 pp 4.9% 6.0%
1996 3.4% ±0.0 pp 5.4% 6.0%
1995 3.4% −0.3 pp 5.6% 5.9%
1994 3.7% −0.3 pp — 5.8%
1993 4.0% −0.9 pp — 5.5%
1992 4.9% +0.2 pp — 5.3%
1991 4.7% +0.3 pp — 5.1%
1990 4.4% −0.2 pp — —
1989 4.6% −0.3 pp — —
1988 4.9% −1.3 pp — —
1987 6.2% +0.1 pp — —
1986 6.1% ±0.0 pp — —
1985 6.1% −0.5 pp — —
1984 6.6% −2.4 pp — —
1983 9.0% +0.9 pp — —
1982 8.1% +1.4 pp — —
1981 6.7% +0.4 pp — —
1980 6.3% +1.9 pp — —
1979 4.4% +0.5 pp — —
1978 3.9% −1.3 pp — —
1977 5.2% −0.4 pp — —
1976 5.6% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1976 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Arizona 5.0%
2 Illinois 5.0%
3 Ohio 4.9%
4 California 4.8%
5 Kentucky 4.8%
6 Washington 4.7%
7 New York 4.6%
8 Michigan 4.6%
9 New Jersey 4.5%
10 Texas 4.4%
11 Florida 4.3%
12 Missouri 3.8%
13 Tennessee 3.7%
14 Indiana 3.5%
15 Wisconsin 3.3%
16 Idaho 3.2%
17 Utah 3.1%

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

section.what

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

section.how

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.