January 2025

Released March 17, 2025

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United States Employment Snapshot

• In January, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 9, rose in 19, and remained unchanged in 23.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in Nevada, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4 percent.

• In January, payroll jobs rose in 31 states and fell in 19. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in South Dakota. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.6 percent in Georgia.

Utah Employment Snapshot

• In January, Utah added 6,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 3.2 percent. In the prior month, Utah added 5,100 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Utah added 37,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 2.9 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 125,000 in January, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In January, Utah’s private sector added 5,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 26,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Utah added 4,200 net private payroll jobs.

• In January, employment in Utah rose by 3,518, and over the past 12 months it rose by 22,730.

• Utah’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 68.5 percent in January and ranks 5th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.5 percentage points.

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Utah Payroll Employment

• Utah added 6,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.4 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during January. In the prior month, Utah added 5,100 jobs. Utah nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 125,000 in January, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 4th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Utah added 5,200 private sector jobs, or 0.4 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during January. In the prior month, Utah added 4,200 jobs. Utah private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 81,000 jobs in January, or 0.1 percent. Utah ranks 5th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during January were Construction (3,300) and Education and Health Services (1,400).

• The poorest performing sectors during the month were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-300) and Professional and Business Services (-1,400).

• The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (12,600) and Government (10,800).

• The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Information (-1,000) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,900).

Utah Labor Force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Utah remained unchanged at 68.5 percent in January.

• Utah ranks 5th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Utah was 69.3 percent occurring in September 2023, and the 10-year low was 67.5 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.6 percent in January.