Summit County, UT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Summit County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Summit County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
25,454
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,709
people in Summit County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$137,058
median household income
Source: Census ACS
51%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Summit County ranks

Where Summit County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#7Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mountain West51% · of 55
#8Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mountain West2.6% · of 55
#13Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mountain West−0.5 points · of 32

Summit County 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 9.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+1,453 jobs), construction (+539 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Helicopter wildlife sweep disrupts 3 Utah national parksTravelHost on MSN · Nov 8, 2026
Utah County nonprofit to close Heber City food pantry; announces layoffsKSL · Oct 26, 2026
‘We need help’: Homeless cleanup nonprofit furloughs employees, faces full shutdownYahoo · Oct 23, 2026
The Gambling Wire: Utah Sues Kalshi as Flutter Plans 1,400 Job CutsGambling Insider · Oct 21, 2026
Are you giving taxpayers shares? — Tucker Carlson grills Kevin O'Leary over $15 billion Utah data center asking taxpayers to payBenzinga on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
He lost his ghost-writing job. She was let go as an app designer. Here’s how they think Utah should protect workers and rein in AI.The Salt Lake Tribune on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
As AI races forward, Utah researchers work to keep humans in controlKUTV on MSN · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Summit County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Summit County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Summit County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Summit 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.

Vail Resorts7 open roles
Pyramid Global Hospitality2 open roles
Vought2 open roles
Cherry Talent Group1 open role
CoralTree Hospitality1 open role
Diamondresorts1 open role
Hilton Worldwide Holdings1 open role
Intellipro Group1 open role
Marriott1 open role
Marriott International1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Summit County. 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).

Utah Workforce Development Board
Serves all of Utah

Department of Workforce Services - Park City Employment Center
Park City · Affiliate · 866-435-7414
Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Summit County

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

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