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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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Utah economy

Utah produced $319.2 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #28 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Salt Lake City3,538,904 people, 2025Statehood 1896Rocky Mountain region
GDP, 2025$319.2B#28 of 51 · 1.0% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.7%#13 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$70,323#30 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.5%#19 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions
$0B$100B$200B$300B$400B200020052010201520202025Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

IndustryValue addedSharevs US shareRank
Real estate$44.8B14.0%+0.3 pp19
Government$33.1B10.4%−0.7 pp27
Manufacturing$29.7B9.3%−0.2 pp25
Finance & insurance$31.5B9.9%+1.2 pp11
Professional services$24.1B7.5%−0.4 pp16
Health care$17.4B5.5%−2.1 pp49
Wholesale trade$16.0B5.0%−1.3 pp39
Retail trade$21.0B6.6%+0.7 pp19
Information$17.5B5.5%−0.2 pp8
Construction$25.0B7.8%+3.5 pp1
Transportation & warehousing$10.2B3.2%−0.1 pp26
Accommodation & food$8.2B2.6%−0.6 pp44
Administrative & waste services$8.8B2.8%−0.2 pp31
Other services$7.4B2.3%+0.3 pp10
Management of companies$3.7B1.2%−0.7 pp34
Utilities$7.3B2.3%+0.7 pp9
Mining, oil & gas$4.9B1.5%+0.3 pp12
Education$4.1B1.3%+0.2 pp12
Arts & recreation$2.8B0.9%−0.2 pp28
Agriculture$1.6B0.5%−0.3 pp34
Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Utah

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

Metro areaPopulationGDPIncome per personUnemployment
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1,300,762$157.1B$73,8793.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT760,531$48.8B$59,5253.6%
Ogden, UT667,681$42.0B$62,6613.4%
St. George, UT207,943$11.6B$58,0473.5%
Logan, UT-ID161,125$9.7B$53,2773.1%