Salt Lake City, UT
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 375,417 | - | 3.9 | - |
| 1991 | 385,824 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 402,030 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 422,746 | 5.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 444,926 | 5.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 463,845 | 4.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 471,496 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 484,425 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 492,490 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 499,496 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 505,454 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 507,445 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 503,759 | -0.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 511,203 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 519,840 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 542,517 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 565,766 | 4.3 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | 585,806 | 3.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 455,799 | 5.0 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 455,858 | 4.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 455,773 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 458,321 | 4.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 460,139 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 463,935 | 4.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 468,821 | 4.5 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 469,523 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 467,092 | 4.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 470,471 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 470,357 | 3.4 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 470,045 | 2.9 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 460,888 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 462,195 | 1.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 463,019 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 463,933 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 468,612 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 472,373 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 476,821 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 477,053 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 474,810 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 478,869 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 479,014 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 480,360 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 474,437 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 473,157 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 475,479 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 477,012 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 481,617 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 484,521 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 490,782 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 490,507 | 2.8 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 487,667 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 490,902 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 493,402 | 3.0 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 493,619 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 484,887 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 485,280 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 484,539 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 486,461 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| May | 490,490 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 492,907 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 496,899 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 495,437 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 495,091 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 497,671 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 498,806 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 501,413 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 496,673 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 495,914 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 494,612 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 493,747 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 496,936 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 499,137 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 502,521 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 502,926 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 499,922 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 502,051 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 503,346 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 506,167 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 506,740 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 503,096 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 503,365 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 501,760 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| May | 500,803 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 502,884 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 502,978 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 500,172 | -0.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 505,357 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 508,599 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 512,663 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 517,033 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 513,594 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 509,280 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 507,323 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 508,340 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| May | 506,820 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 508,277 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 512,171 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 500,951 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 502,230 | -0.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 504,853 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 504,767 | -1.5 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 510,736 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 500,115 | -2.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 509,632 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 505,010 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 498,845 | -1.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| May | 501,135 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 500,582 | -1.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 501,899 | -2.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 508,225 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 503,964 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 506,952 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 503,152 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 505,595 | -1.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| 2003-Jan | 504,689 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 507,076 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 507,393 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 507,483 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 509,670 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 509,312 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 512,692 | 2.2 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 513,716 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 510,896 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 513,842 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 517,556 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 520,109 | 2.9 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 514,460 | 1.9 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 514,282 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 511,322 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 511,833 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 514,012 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 515,918 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 512,358 | -0.1 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 526,395 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 523,702 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 527,605 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 531,520 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 534,669 | 2.8 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 530,708 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 531,290 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 529,962 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 534,387 | 4.4 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 538,180 | 4.7 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 538,902 | 4.5 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 548,123 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 549,505 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 545,918 | 4.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 551,086 | 4.5 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 553,303 | 4.1 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 558,836 | 4.5 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 554,549 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 554,287 | 4.3 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 555,556 | 4.8 | 3.2 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 557,050 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -1.2 |
| May | 560,579 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 561,100 | 4.1 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 569,570 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 570,620 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 568,783 | 4.2 | 2.5 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 575,956 | 4.5 | 2.4 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 577,691 | 4.4 | 2.4 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 583,449 | 4.4 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 579,617 | 4.5 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 577,340 | 4.2 | 2.6 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 578,751 | 4.2 | 2.4 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 578,650 | 3.9 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 580,663 | 3.6 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 584,648 | 4.2 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 590,308 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 588,793 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 588,680 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 589,711 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 594,839 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 597,668 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 596,552 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 595,248 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 593,732 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 592,158 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 592,774 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 590,611 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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