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Most unemployed people, Utah cities

Utah cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 97 cities in Utah that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Salt Lake City, UTUT218,4285,515+22%

02Provo, UTUT114,5273,551+4%

03West Valley City, UTUT137,4913,188+6%

04West Jordan, UTUT116,8122,517+6%

05Orem, UTUT95,2142,091+6%

06Ogden, UTUT89,5101,983−3%

07Lehi, UTUT95,3131,766+40%

08St. George, UTUT108,7131,661+11%

09Millcreek, UTUT63,9261,610+26%

10Taylorsville, UTUT57,4841,374−4%

11Sandy, UTUT92,3861,329+6%

12Kearns metro, UTUT35,4041,306+45%

13Herriman, UTUT63,2821,278+35%

14Layton, UTUT85,3081,233+37%

15Murray, UTUT53,2971,087−7%

16South Jordan, UTUT87,6141,030+43%

17Eagle Mountain, UTUT66,557910+76%

18Logan, UTUT55,576866−12%

19Riverton, UTUT47,395812+18%

20Cedar City, UTUT41,871786−9%

21Tooele, UTUT42,270777−19%

22Midvale, UTUT36,099736−23%

23South Salt Lake, UTUT26,934725−13%

24Magna metro, UTUT35,401711−24%

25Bountiful, UTUT44,988694+38%

26Payson, UTUT24,630683+37%

27American Fork, UTUT41,020629+6%

28Cottonwood Heights, UTUT32,265624+14%

29Draper, UTUT50,652614−0%

30Clinton, UTUT23,797601−1%

31Roy, UTUT38,794599+4%

32Saratoga Springs, UTUT61,397587+83%

33Springville, UTUT35,670557+28%

34Spanish Fork, UTUT48,837514+54%

35North Salt Lake, UTUT23,588508+55%

36Pleasant Grove, UTUT37,773489−30%

37Clearfield, UTUT35,144453−8%

38Kaysville, UTUT33,307434+3%

39Holladay, UTUT31,162433+18%

40Vernal, UTUT10,671398+14%

41Hurricane, UTUT25,745397+184%

42Farmington, UTUT26,266374+72%

43Highland, UTUT21,571344+50%

44Washington, UTUT37,107329+213%

45Tremonton, UTUT12,934329+250%

46Ephraim, UTUT6,393316+60%

47Price, UTUT8,368278+5%

48North Ogden, UTUT21,689277−7%

49Bluffdale, UTUT19,506268+35%

50Brigham City, UTUT20,633266−25%

51Ivins, UTUT11,546264+87%

52South Ogden, UTUT17,710244+137%

53Salem, UTUT12,234239+76%

54Lindon, UTUT12,015229+65%

55Pleasant View, UTUT11,423228+32%

56Heber, UTUT19,651226−3%

57Vineyard, UTUT16,092225+181%

58White City metro, UTUT5,146222−10%

59Syracuse, UTUT39,909216+1%

60Grantsville, UTUT16,472210−23%

61Centerville, UTUT16,480201+44%

62Roosevelt, UTUT7,032192−49%

63Smithfield, UTUT15,153190+13%

64Santaquin, UTUT18,989171−23%

65Hyrum, UTUT11,132166+89%

66Cedar Hills, UTUT9,755165+53%

67West Haven, UTUT25,627161−12%

68Woods Cross, UTUT11,429158+19%

69Summit Park, UTUT8,537153−31%

70Enoch, UTUT8,847137+76%

71Mapleton, UTUT16,275135+90%

72Richfield, UTUT8,478134−42%

73Hyde Park, UTUT5,786131+82%

74Nibley, UTUT8,975127+535%

75Kanab, UTUT5,332123+193%

76Riverdale, UTUT9,206118−36%

77Santa Clara, UTUT8,722113+64%

78Washington Terrace, UTUT9,075112−58%

79Stansbury Park, UTUT11,24298+109%

80Sunset, UTUT5,54995−19%

81Hooper, UTUT9,74194+203%

82Alpine, UTUT10,44489−10%

83Moab, UTUT5,20688−40%

84North Logan, UTUT11,60885−49%

85West Point, UTUT13,05884+33%

86Harrisville, UTUT7,15472−53%

87Farr West, UTUT8,16372+53%

88Midway, UTUT6,01171+154%

89Nephi, UTUT7,48856−33%

90South Weber, UTUT8,21855−73%

91West Bountiful, UTUT5,93153−25%

92Perry, UTUT6,22650+614%

93Plain City, UTUT9,25648−47%

94Snyderville, UTUT5,94846−28%

95Providence, UTUT9,53944−48%

96Park City, UTUT8,58738−56%

97Fruit Heights, UTUT5,9525−88%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES