Salt Lake City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Salt Lake City city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.6%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-17.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.0 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.2 pp (5.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.2 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.2 pp (5.6%) |