Salt Lake City, Utah Metro Area

MSA: Salt Lake City, UT
counties: Salt Lake, Tooele

Population (2017 estimate): 1.2 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.3%

NFP Employment (2017): 716,000
Average Earnings (2017): $50,490

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,3.7000,1.7,
2013,3.1000,1.6,
2014,2.3000,1.9,
2015,3.4000,2.1,
2016,3.4000,1.8,
2017,2.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,0.4000,2.3,
2013,2.9000,2.0,
2014,2.3000,2.3,
2015,2.9000,2.4,
2016,0.7000,2.0,
2017,2.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.3000,8.1000,
2013,4.4000,7.4000,
2014,3.7000,6.2000,
2015,3.4000,5.3000,
2016,3.2000,4.9000,
2017,3.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,45150.00,42068.00,
2013,46460.00,42900.00,
2014,47530.00,43888.00,
2015,48920.00,44928.00,
2016,49280.00,45812.00,
2017,50490.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	44,380	65.3	1.3	$86,230
Business and Financial Operations	40,220	59.2	1.1	$59,490
IT and Mathematical	26,450	38.9	1.3	$75,810
Architecture and Engineering	13,490	19.9	1.1	$70,910
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	5,860	8.6	1.1	$57,230
Community and Social Services	7,610	11.2	0.8	$41,670
Legal and Judicial	5,860	8.6	1.1	$64,410
Education, Training, and Library	33,290	49.0	0.8	$45,930
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	11,640	17.1	1.3	$42,190
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	35,420	52.1	0.9	$61,090
Healthcare Support	14,160	20.8	0.7	$28,370
Protective Services	11,420	16.8	0.7	$36,450
Food Preparation and Serving Related	48,160	70.9	0.8	$20,770
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	18,920	27.8	0.9	$22,460
Personal Care and Services	16,880	24.8	0.8	$22,700
Sales and Related	70,250	103.4	1.0	$29,330
Office and Administrative Support	132,680	195.3	1.2	$32,110
Construction and Extraction	31,330	46.1	1.2	$40,650
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	25,400	37.4	1.0	$45,340
Production	40,980	60.3	0.9	$32,760
Transportation and Material Moving	44,690	65.8	1.0	$32,130