SALT LAKE CITY (March 12, 2025) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for January 2025 increased an estimated 1.9% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 32,800 jobs since January 2024. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,748,000. 

January’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. Approximately 59,230 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s December unemployment rate has been revised to 3.3%. The January national unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.0%. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 24, 2024) — Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2024 increased an estimated 2.6% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 44,800 jobs since December 2023. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,790,300. 

December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.5%. Approximately 62,647 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s November unemployment rate is unrevised at 3.5%. The December national unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point at 4.1%. More...

By Michael Jeanfreau, Senior Economist

OnTheMap is an online tool that helps users explore workforce trends and commuting patterns. Whether focusing on where people work or live, OnTheMap provides clear, interactive data that simplifies the process of analyzing local economic conditions. This guide will help users get familiar with the tool and begin gathering insights into workforce trends in specific areas.

OnTheMap is powered by data from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) dataset. LODES is a rich source of information that links workers to their employers and provides detailed insights into both employment and residential patterns. By connecting where people live with where they work, LODES offers a comprehensive view of commuting patterns and workforce characteristics across different regions. More...