Salt Lake County, UT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Salt Lake County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 267 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Salt Lake County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
703,582
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,184,689
people in Salt Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$94,658
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Salt Lake County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
1
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Salt Lake County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 8, 2026	SMBC Manubank	Sandy	1	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Salt Lake County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

L3HARRIS Technologies84 open roles
iCapital36 open roles
State of Utah32 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund28 open roles
Veterans Health Administration21 open roles
The Haskell Company15 open roles
Albany International14 open roles
Immigration and Customs Enforcement13 open roles
Jabil13 open roles
Northrop Grumman13 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Salt Lake County

Ttec20,001–100,000 employees
University of Utah5,001–20,000 employees
Alkami Technology1,001–5,000 employees
ZoomInfo1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Salt Lake County

Colleges in Salt Lake County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Utah	Salt Lake City	Public 4-year	20,000+
Western Governors University	Salt Lake City	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+
Westminster University	Salt Lake City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Midwives College of Utah	Salt Lake City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Salt Lake County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Utah Workforce Development Board
Serves all of Utah

Department of Workforce Services - Metro Employment Center
Salt Lake City · Comprehensive · 801-526-0950
Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Department of Workforce Services - South County Employment Center
Taylorsville · Affiliate · 801-269-4700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Salt Lake County

Draper106 jobs
Sandy57 jobs
Midvale33 jobs
Cottonwood Heights15 jobs
Murray14 jobs
Bluffdale12 jobs
Riverton11 jobs
Taylorsville11 jobs
Alta7 jobs

Other Utah counties

All of Utah

Laid off or looking for work in Salt Lake County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Utah’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.