Weber County, UT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Weber County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 242 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Weber County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
146,966
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
266,183
people in Weber County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,083
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Weber County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
59
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Weber County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 13, 2026	Sumaria Systems Inc.	Ogden	59	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Weber 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.

Northrop Grumman146 open roles
Northrop Grumman Systems29 open roles
America First Credit Union9 open roles
Bechtel Plant Machinery4 open roles
CRH Public3 open roles
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings3 open roles
Odyssey Systems Consulting3 open roles
Actylis2 open roles
Bechtel Energy2 open roles
Cubiscan2 open roles

Colleges in Weber County

Colleges in Weber County
College	City	Type	Students
Weber State University	Ogden	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Weber 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 - Ogden Employment Center
Ogden · Comprehensive · 866-435-7414
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Cities in Weber County

Roy178 jobs
Ogden64 jobs

Other Utah counties

All of Utah

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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.