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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Salt Lake City metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area

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Salt Lake City, Utah MSA
Go to web page with historical data for series SMS49416200000000001
 758.5 762.7 764.3 765.9 766.3 765.8 763.1 696.0 705.8 713.4 722.1 724.9 738.9 14.0 1.9

Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series SMS49000000000000001
 1,567.6 1,574.9 1,579.8 1,583.3 1,584.6 1,587.4 1,582.7 1,442.8 1,480.4 1,518.6 1,532.8 1,539.6 1,552.4 12.8 0.8

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series CES0000000001
 151,368 151,553 151,814 151,998 152,212 152,463 151,090 130,303 133,028 137,809 139,570 141,059 141,720 661 0.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Salt Lake City metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Salt Lake City, Utah MSA Utah U.S.
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Total Nonfarm
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416200000000001
 758.9 723.5 739.8 -19.1 -2.5
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000000000000001
 1,559.6 -14.8 -0.9
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU0000000001
 141,855 -9,701 -6.4

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416201500000001
 48.4 50.7 49.9 1.5 3.1                

Mining & Logging(2)

            
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000001000000001
 8.4 -1.1 -11.6
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU1000000001
 619 -119 -16.1

Construction(2)

            
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000002000000001
 120.3 7.5 6.6
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU2000000001
 7,415 -285 -3.7

Manufacturing
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416203000000001
 59.7 59.6 59.7 0.0 0.0
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000003000000001
 135.8 -1.7 -1.2
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU3000000001
 12,224 -656 -5.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416204000000001
 149.1 150.3 151.4 2.3 1.5
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000004000000001
 297.3 6.9 2.4
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU4000000001
 26,591 -984 -3.6

Information
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416205000000001
 21.4 20.2 20.0 -1.4 -6.5
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000005000000001
 39.3 -0.9 -2.2
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU5000000001
 2,607 -253 -8.8

Financial Activities
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416205500000001
 61.1 58.7 59.1 -2.0 -3.3
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000005500000001
 93.6 2.9 3.2
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU5500000001
 8,682 -93 -1.1

Professional & Business Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416206000000001
 133.2 122.6 122.6 -10.6 -8.0
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000006000000001
 222.4 -4.5 -2.0
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU6000000001
 20,239 -1,240 -5.8

Education & Health Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416206500000001
 87.2 82.9 83.1 -4.1 -4.7
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000006500000001
 206.4 -5.2 -2.5
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU6500000001
 23,125 -1,132 -4.7

Leisure & Hospitality
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416207000000001
 64.0 53.6 52.7 -11.3 -17.7
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000007000000001
 130.7 -24.3 -15.7
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU7000000001
 13,124 -3,635 -21.7

Other Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416208000000001
 22.8 23.9 24.3 1.5 6.6
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000008000000001
 45.7 3.3 7.8
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU8000000001
 5,433 -461 -7.8

Government
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49416209000000001
 112.0 101.0 117.0 5.0 4.5
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU49000009000000001
 259.7 2.3 0.9
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU9000000001
 21,796 -843 -3.7

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Unemployment, Salt Lake City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUMT494162000000004
 14,447 14,097 13,869 14,063 17,992 18,539 26,884 74,532 63,096 43,052 35,827 31,687 35,784   21,337 147.7

Salt Lake
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN490350000000004
 13,616 13,291 13,095 13,247 16,976 17,525 25,405 71,004 60,069 41,041 34,267 30,262 34,072   20,456 150.2

Tooele
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN490450000000004
 831 806 774 816 1,016 1,014 1,479 3,528 3,027 2,011 1,560 1,425 1,712   881 106.0

Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUST490000000000004
 34,864 34,061 33,756 35,240 45,458 46,499 65,980 165,215 136,316 92,601 75,477 68,500 78,105   43,241 124.0

United States (in thousands)
Go to web page with historical data for series LNU03000000
 5,465 5,510 5,441 5,503 6,504 6,218 7,370 22,504 20,514 18,072 16,882 13,742 12,277   6,812 124.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Salt Lake City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUMT494162000000003
 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.7 4.0 11.2 9.4 6.4 5.3 4.7 5.2   3.0

Salt Lake
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN490350000000003
 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.7 4.0 11.2 9.5 6.5 5.3 4.7 5.2   3.1

Tooele
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN490450000000003
 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.9 4.3 10.5 9.0 6.0 4.6 4.2 4.9   2.5

Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUST490000000000003
 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.8 2.8 4.1 10.4 8.5 5.7 4.6 4.2 4.7   2.5

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series LNU04000000
 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.8 4.5 14.4 13.0 11.2 10.5 8.5 7.7   4.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered(1)employment and wages, Salt Lake City metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2020(2)
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Salt Lake City, Utah MSA
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC416220010
 50,499 2,140
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC416210010
 740,141 14,450 2.0
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC416240010
 $1,179 5.1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC416230010
 $11,342,999 7.5

Salt Lake
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4903520010
 49,273 2,092
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4903510010
 723,280 13,862 2.0
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4903540010
 1,188 5.1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4903530010
 11,168,140 7.6

Tooele
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4904520010
 1,226 48
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4904510010
 16,861 588 3.6
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4904540010
 808 1.9
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4904530010
 174,859 5.8

Utah
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4900020010
 109,752 4,324
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4900010010
 1,526,822 26,665 1.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4900040010
 $1,026 3.2
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU4900030010
 $20,349,696 5.6

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00020010
 10,447,240 341,187
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00010010
 147,088,945 535,872 0.4
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00040010
 1,222 3.3
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00030010
 2,341,897,354 4.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages