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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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Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area

The Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 1,300,762 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $157.1 billion that year.

Utah2 countiesPart of Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
GDP, 2024$157.1B#37 of 387 · +5.2% nominal
Income per person, 2024$73,879#71 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.6%#117 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)100.9#73 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Salt Lake City, UTUnited States
Salt Lake City, UTUnited States
600K800K1M1.2M1.4M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$50B$100B$150B$200B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$14.7B9.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$12.6B8.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$22.8B14.5%8.7%
Professional services$13.7B8.7%8.0%
Health care$7.6B4.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$10.8B6.9%5.9%
Information$7.6B4.8%5.7%
Construction$9.6B6.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$6.7B4.3%3.3%
Accommodation & food$3.7B2.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$5.0B3.2%3.0%
Other services$3.3B2.1%2.0%
Management of companies$2.5B1.6%1.8%
Utilities$1.8B1.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1.8B1.1%1.3%
Education$1.7B1.1%1.1%
Arts & recreation$1.1B0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$104M0.1%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Salt Lake CountyUtahCentral49035
Tooele CountyUtahOutlying49045