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Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 828,900 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 728,924 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 600 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 521 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 828,900 +600 +18,700
CPS 728,924 +521 +21,998

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Salt Lake City as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Salt Lake City, Utah

CES employment for Salt Lake City peaked in July 2023 at 830,700. Since then 1,800 jobs have been lost in Salt Lake City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 828,300 in October 2023, Salt Lake City has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2023 for Salt Lake City is at a new high of 728,924.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 828,900 600 728,924 521
October 2023 828,300 -100 728,403 160
September 2023 828,400 -1,400 728,243 403
August 2023 829,800 -900 727,840 1,393
July 2023 830,700 1,300 726,447 2,903
June 2023 829,400 800 723,544 3,386
May 2023 828,600 1,700 720,158 3,619
April 2023 826,900 3,300 716,539 2,866
March 2023 823,600 3,100 713,673 2,686
February 2023 820,500 4,900 710,987 2,140
January 2023 815,600 5,200 708,847 2,156
December 2022 810,400 200 706,691 -235

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