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Which counties in Utah are adding jobs fastest?

Wasatch County (+54.6%), Iron County (+30.5%) and Washington County (+27.6%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Utah between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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All 27 ranked Utah counties

Utah counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Wasatch County+54.6%10,38438,514
2Iron County+30.5%18,54767,141
3Washington County+27.6%69,411213,670
4Cache County+24.2%56,328145,000
5Tooele County+23.3%14,10287,461
6Emery County+22.0%2,35410,177
7Utah County+21.7%274,566759,859
8Uintah County+18.5%10,66938,278
9Summit County+17.6%33,14443,141
10Juab County+17.3%3,06713,567
11Grand County+14.7%5,2749,790
12Morgan County+13.9%2,20613,383
13Rich County+13.8%6672,687
14Salt Lake County+13.1%693,7211,220,916
15Weber County+13.1%96,241278,174
16Duchesne County+13.0%6,42720,856
17Garfield County+12.7%1,6285,256
18Sevier County+12.2%7,74422,827
19Wayne County+11.9%7792,587
20Kane County+11.9%3,5328,597
21Box Elder County+11.4%20,23465,320
22Davis County+11.4%103,131381,227
23Beaver County+11.3%2,0017,301
24San Juan County+10.4%3,17214,542
25Millard County+10.3%3,51614,057
26Sanpete County+7.2%5,36731,453
27Carbon County−3.5%5,90620,680

2 of 29 Utah counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Utah has the fastest job growth?

Wasatch County: +54.6%, ahead of Iron County (+30.5%) and Washington County (+27.6%), of 27 Utah counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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