The local economy of Utah and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
3.5%
-0.1 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Daggett County 2.7%, highest Piute County 5.9%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,415
+4.0%vs a year ago
1,737,775 jobs at 140,599 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
25,666
-3.4%this year vs last year
Most in Salt Lake County 7,152, Utah County 6,129.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+1,039
+0.4 per 1,000residents
81,594 moved in and 80,555 moved out. Most newcomers came from California.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Utah gas price
$4.84
+$1.47vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Salt Lake County $4.74, highest Wayne County $5.28. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Utah, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
95K
+1.9%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
1.58M
+3.8%vs 2022
Largest sector: Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (12.4%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$96.4B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$61,016
Highest sector: Management of Companies and Enterprises $126,225.
Per employee per year
Share of Utah's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Employment Services | 125,277 | $52,581 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 113,253 | $20,785 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 46,198 | $66,385 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 34,926 | $40,800 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 34,572 | $67,373 |
| Software Publishers | 31,018 | $145,141 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 27,381 | $32,731 |
| Grocery Stores | 26,516 | $28,630 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 26,147 | $126,225 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 24,823 | $96,969 |
| Offices of Physicians | 24,129 | $102,748 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 22,942 | $98,991 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $96,400 a year in 3,064 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Utah, up 3.5% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$96,400
+3.5%vs 2024
Middle half: $75,000 to $128,041.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
3,064
+18.0%vs 2024
12,047 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$125,000
Software Developers, 780 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$67,650
+13.6%vs 2024
1,179 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Utah, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 780 | $125,000 |
| Data Scientists | 205 | $96,000 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 152 | $73,362 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 148 | $101,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 147 | $77,700 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 93 | $103,400 |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | 83 | $73,000 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 81 | $70,396 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | 72 | $81,500 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 71 | $108,618 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC GS | 363 | 1 |
| University of Utah | 183 | 4 |
| Goldman Sachs Services LLC GS | 154 | 4 |
| ARUP Laboratories | 141 | 2 |
| Infosys Limited INFY | 56 | 5 |
| Utah State University | 50 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 46 | 9 |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | 45 | 4 |
| Adobe Inc. ADBE | 44 | 2 |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA GS | 39 | 2 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 1,452 | $88,628 | $72,114 to $119,150 |
| Lehi | 229 | $129,255 | $100,631 to $155,139 |
| South Jordan | 151 | $120,000 | $100,000 to $146,330 |
| Draper | 148 | $117,715 | $90,750 to $138,216 |
| Sandy | 115 | $108,000 | $86,865 to $140,000 |
| Provo | 97 | $103,000 | $74,547 to $130,000 |
| Midvale | 95 | $115,000 | $87,298 to $130,354 |
| Logan | 66 | $80,926 | $70,000 to $91,961 |
| Murray | 61 | $112,320 | $81,578 to $146,848 |
| American Fork | 43 | $88,000 | $78,570 to $106,710 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Utah added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Utah has had 62 declared disasters and emergencies since 1977, 54 of them since 2000, most often Fire. Flood insurance has paid $8.12 million on 1,216 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 1983 ($2.06 million).
Declared disasters
54
12 major disasters. Most often Fire (42 since 1977).
Since 2000, all types; 62 since 1977
Flood claims paid
$2.06M
211 claims. Biggest year 1983 ($2.06M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
4,285
Average premium $639 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
12
Washington County, latest Jun 20, 2025.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Utah, 1977 to today
Claims paid in Utah by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1977
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 27.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake County | 406 | $1.73M | 1,214 |
| 2 | Washington County | 64 | $1.21M | 426 |
| 3 | Davis County | 185 | $1.07M | 408 |
| 4 | Millard County | 48 | $774K | 8 |
| 5 | Utah County | 105 | $505K | 638 |
| 6 | Carbon County | 9 | $332K | 40 |
| 7 | Weber County | 89 | $321K | 260 |
| 8 | Box Elder County | 18 | $292K | 40 |
| 9 | Iron County | 23 | $194K | 114 |
| 10 | Summit County | 46 | $153K | 556 |
| 11 | Grand County | 8 | $146K | 96 |
| 12 | Cache County | 42 | $132K | 137 |
| 13 | Kane County | 8 | $82K | 39 |
| 14 | Uintah County | 14 | $80K | 61 |
| 15 | Tooele County | 7 | $62K | 30 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Utah, from official public data.
Official public data lists 6,338 facilities in Utah with records since 2010, 6,257 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Newfield - Mckinnon 14-22-3-3 Well Pad in Vernal ($5,500,000). 111 large facilities reported 29.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 17.6% from 2022.
Facilities with records
6,338
6,257 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$5.50M
Newfield - Mckinnon 14-22-3-3 Well Pad, Vernal.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
29.4M t
-17.6%vs 2022
111 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
4.50M t
Hunter, Castle Dale.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Newfield - Mckinnon 14-22-3-3 Well Pad Vernal | $5,500,000 | 0 |
| Federal 10-22-6-20 Uintah County | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Ute Tribal 20-02 Compressor Station Uintah County | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Four Star Federal 6-27-7-20e Vernal | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Ute Tribal 4-23-3-1w-H1 & 13-14-3-1w-H1 Vernal | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Ute Tribal 3-24-3-1w-H1 Vernal | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Ute Tribal 2-13-4-2e-H1 Vernal | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Crescent Point Energy Ult 3-35-3-1e Uintah County | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Crescent Point Energy Deep Creek 15-24-3-1e Uintah County | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Crescent Point Energy Marsh 13-35-3-1e Uintah County | $3,000,000 | 0 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Hunter Castle Dale | 4,495,601 |
| Intermountain Generating Station Delta | 4,427,131 |
| Huntington Huntington | 3,711,390 |
| Bonanza Power Plant Vernal | 3,535,787 |
| Lake Side Power Plant Vineyard | 2,497,766 |
| Currant Creek Power Project Mona | 1,147,967 |
| Graymont Western US INC. Cricket Mountain Delta | 785,085 |
| Holcim US INC - Devil Slide Plant Morgan | 579,152 |
| Marathon Petroleum – Salt Lake City Refinery Salt Lake City | 568,979 |
| Ash Grove Cement Company-LEAMINGTON Nephi | 548,943 |
Large facilities in Utah, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Utah, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcBest Corporation ARCB | 2 | $535K | - |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-B | 13 | $9,104 | 12.4M |
| Chevron Corporation CVX | 5 | $0 | 491K |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Utah, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Utah is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Utah, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Utah was 3.5% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.6% a year earlier. 1,762,183 people were employed out of a labor force of 1,826,291. Among its counties, Daggett County had the lowest rate (2.7%) and Piute County the highest (5.9%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Utah was $1,415 in Q1 2026, up 4.0% from a year earlier, across 1,737,775 jobs at 140,599 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 1,889 new homes in Utah in August 2026 (1,175 single-family and 673 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 16,124, down 3.4% from the same months last year, and 25,666 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Salt Lake County (7,152), Utah County (6,129), Washington County (2,830) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 81,594 people moved to Utah and 80,555 moved away, a net gain of 1,039 (+0.4 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from California, Idaho, Texas, and most people who left went to California, Texas, Arizona.
Regular gasoline in Utah averaged $4.84 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.47 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.31. Among its counties, Salt Lake County had the lowest regular price ($4.74) and Wayne County the highest ($5.28).
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (195,297 employees), Retail Trade (178,708 employees), Health Care and Social Assistance (176,253 employees) were the largest sectors in Utah in 2023. In all, 95,494 business locations employed 1,579,974 people at an average pay of $61,016 a year.
$96,400 a year was the median pay offered in 3,064 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Utah in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 3.5% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $75,000 to $128,041. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (363), University of Utah (183), Goldman Sachs Services LLC (154), ARUP Laboratories (141), Infosys Limited (56) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Utah in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (780 filings, median $125,000), Data Scientists (205 filings, median $96,000), Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists (152 filings, median $73,362) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Utah in fiscal year 2025.
$129,255 was the median offered pay in Lehi, the highest among the Utah cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (229 filings).
$67,650 a year was the median pay offered in 1,179 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Utah in fiscal year 2025.
62 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Utah since 1977, 54 of them since 2000 (12 major disasters). The most common type is Fire (42 declarations).
Washington County, with 12 declarations since 2000, followed by Utah County (11) and Salt Lake County (9). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$8.12 million on 1,216 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 1983, with $2.06 million paid on 245 claims. Salt Lake County received the most ($1.73 million).
$639 a year in 2025, across 4,285 flood insurance policies in Utah. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.