Ogden Area Economic Summary - Bureau of Labor …

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Updated June 30, 2022
Average weekly wages for all industries by county
Ogden area, fourth quarter 2021
(U.S. = $1,418; Area = $1,078)
Source: U.S. BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
This summary presents a sampling of economic information for the area; supplemental data are provided for regions 
and the nation. Subjects include unemployment, employment, wages, prices, spending, and benefits. All data are 
not seasonally adjusted and some may be subject to revision. Area definitions may differ by subject. For more area 
summaries and geographic definitions, see www.bls.gov/regions/economic-summaries.htm.
Ogden Area Economic Summary
Unemployment rates for the nation and selected 
areas
Over-the-year changes in employment on nonfarm payrolls and employment by major industry sector
2.3
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
3.4
2.8
2.0
2.4
2.4
2.6
5.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
Weber Co.
Morgan Co.
Davis Co.
Box Elder Co.
Ogden area
United States
May-21
May-22
Source: U.S. BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
Unemployment rates
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
May-19
May-20
May-21
May-22
Ogden area
United States
Source: U.S. BLS, Current Employment Statistics.
12-month percent changes in employment
Number Percent
Total nonfarm
282.2
6.3
2.3
Mining, logging, and construction
22.6
0.6
2.7
Manufacturing
38.4
1.1
2.9
Trade, transportation, and util ities
48.9
0.8
1.7
Information
2.1
0.2
10.5
Financial activities
11.1
0.0
0.0
Professional and business services
30.9
0.2
0.7
Education and health services
36.3
0.7
2.0
Leisure and hospitality
26.6
1.5
6.0
Other services
7.1
0.0
0.0
Government
58.2
1.2
2.1
Source: U.S. BLS, Current Employment Statistics.
May 2022
Change from May 
2021 to May 2022
Ogden area employment
(number in thousands)
Over-the-year change in the prices paid by urban 
consumers for selected categories
Over-the-year changes in the selling prices received by 
producers for selected industries nationwide
Average hourly wages for selected occupations
Over-the-year changes in wages and salaries
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Average annual spending and percent distribution 
for selected categories
Employer costs per hour worked for wages and 
selected employee benefits by geographic division
9.4
9.7
29.3
8.6
10.1
34.6
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
All items
Food
Energy
Mountain division
U.S. city average
Source: U.S. BLS, Consumer Price Index.
12-month percent change in CPI-U, May 2022
$24,548
$21,409
$10,146
$9,826
$8,398
$7,316
$7,724
$7,246
$4,916
$5,177
$11,037
$10,360
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
West
United States
All other items
Healthcare
Personal insurance & pensions
Food
Transportation
Housing
Average annual expenditures, United States and 
West, 2020
Source: U.S. BLS, Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Occupation
Ogden area
United 
States
All occupations
$24.24 $28.01
Mechanical engineers
44.49
46.64
Logisticians
39.26
38.09
Accountants and auditors
35.11
40.37
Carpenters
22.56
26.53
Dental assistants
16.44
20.44
Retail salespersons
15.46
15.35
Source: U.S. BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2021.
Private industry,
March 2022
Mountain (1)
United 
States
Total compensation
$35.85
$38.61
   Wages and salaries
25.37
27.19
   Total benefits
10.48
11.42
      Paid leave
2.53
2.88
         Vacation
1.31
1.47
      Supplemental pay
1.24
1.37
      Insurance
2.84
2.93
      Retirement and savings
1.16
1.33
      Legally required benefits
2.72
2.91
Source: U.S. BLS, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.
(1) The states that compose the Mountain census division are: AZ, CO, ID, 
MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
Mar-19
Mar-20
Mar-21
Mar-22
Mountain
United States
Source: U.S. BLS, Employment Cost Index.
12-month percent changes in ECI
-10.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
May-19
May-20
May-21
May-22
General freight trucking
Hospitals
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Source: U.S. BLS, Producer Price Index.
12-month percent changes in PPI