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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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UT:WY=COMPARE("UT", "WY")

Utah vs Wyoming: two economies side by side

Utah and Wyoming share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.

Rocky MountainUtah leads on 6, Wyoming on 5 of 11 measures
IndicatorA · UTB · WYRanks
GDP, 2025$319.2B$52.5B28 · 50
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.7%+0.13%13 · 49
Real growth a year since 2015+4.6%+0.02%1 · 51
GDP per person$90,191$89,15718 · 19
Income per person, 2025$70,323$91,10930 · 5
Real income per person (2017 $)$55,116$75,50140 · 2
Price level (US = 100)98.992.721 · 36
Housing costs (US = 100)107.871.115 · 41
Unemployment, September 20263.5%3.0%19 · 7
Population3,538,904588,75330 · 51
Population growth a year since 2020+1.5%+0.38%5 · 31

Highlighted: the higher value, or the lower one for prices and unemployment. BEA (GDP, income, price parities), BLS (unemployment).

Fig. 1Real GDP, index 2015 = 100Chained 2017 dollars
8010012014016020162018202020222024UtahWyoming
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Fig. 2Unemployment rateMonthly, seasonally adjusted, since 2015
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026UtahWyoming
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Industry mix, 2025

Share of each state’s GDP. Sorted by the gap between the two.

IndustryUTWYGap, ppLarger in
Mining, oil & gas1.5%11.6%10.0WY
Finance & insurance9.9%3.9%6.0UT
Government10.4%15.5%5.1WY
Transportation & warehousing3.2%7.7%4.5WY
Information5.5%1.8%3.7UT
Professional services7.5%4.2%3.3UT
Manufacturing9.3%7.7%1.6UT
Construction7.8%6.3%1.6UT
Accommodation & food2.6%4.0%1.4WY
Wholesale trade5.0%3.7%1.3UT
Agriculture0.5%1.7%1.2WY
Real estate14.0%13.0%1.0UT
Health care5.5%4.5%1.0UT
Education1.3%0.4%0.9UT
Administrative & waste services2.8%1.9%0.9UT
Management of companies1.2%0.5%0.7UT
Utilities2.3%2.8%0.5WY
Other services2.3%1.8%0.5UT
Retail trade6.6%6.1%0.5UT
Arts & recreation0.9%1.1%0.2WY