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Utah jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Utah’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. 2,613 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 17 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

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Utah economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 1,831,925

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,331,187

    people in Utah

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $91,750

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Utah outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

  • Private-sector jobs up 4.6% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 7.8% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+21,221 jobs), construction (+9,590 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−6,881 jobs), information (−2,555 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Utah. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Utah layoffs

  • 17

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 2,135

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 17

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Utah, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Point DesignsBountiful8—State record
Domo Inc.American Fork175—State record
Tyson Fresh MeatsEagle Mountain723—State record
Provo Canyon SchoolProvo and Springville303—State record
Notions MarketingLindon3—State record
Milestone Technologies Inc.Eagle Mountain50—State record
Bright Planet Solar, Inc.Provo60—State record
ProFrac Services, LLCVernal157—State record
GenpakCedar City200—State record
Crimson HeightsCrimson Heights15—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Utah

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. Northrop Grumman197 open roles
  2. L3HARRIS Technologies97 open roles
  3. Northrop Grumman Systems78 open roles
  4. BAE Systems45 open roles
  5. Harris Health Strategic Fund45 open roles
  6. Podium36 open roles
  7. iCapital32 open roles
  8. Qualtrics28 open roles
  9. State of Utah27 open roles
  10. Veterans Health Administration26 open roles
  11. Pattern Group25 open roles
  12. Utah State University24 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Utah

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

Higher education in Utah

  • 10

    public and private non-profit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 257,500

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Utah

Largest colleges in Utah
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Brigham Young UniversityProvoPrivate non-profit 4-year20,000+
University of UtahSalt Lake CityPublic 4-year20,000+
Utah State UniversityLoganPublic 4-year20,000+
Utah Valley UniversityOremPublic 4-year20,000+
Weber State UniversityOgdenPublic 4-year20,000+
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate non-profit 4-year20,000+
Southern Utah UniversityCedar CityPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgePublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Westminster UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Midwives College of UtahSalt Lake CityPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

All 10 Utah colleges

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Utah? How to file for unemployment in Utah (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

30 American Job Centers in Utah

Job fairs and business events in Utah

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Utah.

Conferences in Utah

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Utah, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 15 with dates announced.

  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $899 to $1,278. Individual late rate: $899 KubeCon-only, $1,278 All-Access (adds Monday co-located events). Corporate rate…

  • UACPA Annual Conference

    Dec 10 to Dec 11, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $351 to $500. Member $351 (rises $39 after Nov 29), non-member $500

  • POWERGEN International

    Jan 18 to Jan 21, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Pricing not posted on the page opened.

  • ALTA EDge

    Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Rates on ALTA's Information & Rates page; not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • RMPA Convention

    Apr 1 to Apr 3, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Early registration deadline March 3, 2027; extra $25 after that.

  • ITS America Conference & Expo

    Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found.

  • IFA Annual Factoring Conference

    May 5 to May 7, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Registration opens December 2026

  • NAED National Meeting

    May 11 to May 13, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Dates from NAED's 2027 events list; pricing not read.

  • Bill Good Marketing AdvisorCon

    May 13 to May 14, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $2,795 to $3,800. Advisor + staff package: $2,795 early bird, $3,800 standard (single tickets were $2,500 / staff $1,600…

  • Utah Conference on Community Engagement

    May 20 to May 21, 2027 · Logan, UT

    Paid ticket. Price not listed; call for proposals promised this fall.

  • National Brownfields Training Conference

    May 25 to May 28, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published yet; held every two years.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jun 12, 2026

  • Fortune Brainstorm Tech

    Jun 7 to Jun 9, 2027 · Park City, UT

    By invitation only. Price not published; Participation at Fortune meetings is by invitation only (per Fortune conferences page).

  • NABIP Annual Convention

    Jun 26 to Jun 29, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • APPA Annual Conference

    Jul 12 to Jul 15, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $1,095 to $1,643. Registration $1,095 APPA institutional member to $1,643 non-member corporate, by June 30, 2027.

  • SmallSat Conference

    Aug 1 to Aug 4, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Rates to be posted.

    Open call for speakers

  • ABA Annual Convention

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Registration price not read; ABA member rates likely lower.

  • Silicon Slopes Summit

    Usually February (next dates not announced) · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Early-bird tickets sold each year; 2025 was free for Utahns with $95 VIP. 2027 pricing not published.

  • Health Catalyst Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS)

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · Salt Lake City, UT

    Apply to attend. Cost not published; attendance by request, client-focused.

  • Healthcare Leadership Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Provo, UT

    Ticket $175 to $200. 2026 edition: $175 before Aug 15, $200 after; up to 5 ACHE QE credits.

  • UMA House of Delegates and Annual Meeting

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · UT

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Utah SHRM Work Elevated

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Provo, UT

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Women Tech Council Innovation Summit

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · Lehi, UT

    Paid ticket. Prices not stated; 2026 edition was June 4

All conferences

Utah counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

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Utah cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

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Laid off or looking for work in Utah?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; layoff notices from Utah’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Utah unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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