jobs: 5 Reasons Utah is Weathering the Economic Storm - 04/13/09 02:19 PM
A recent ABC4 news report points out some reasons why Utah is weathering the economic storm better than other states. Diversification seemed to be the main theme. All of Utah's eggs aren't in one basket.
Here are 5 of the examples given:
International Exports
Tourism
Alternative Energy Research & Development
Technology … (1 comments)
jobs: Best Cities to Weather a Recession? Salt Lake City Among the Top 10 - 11/26/08 06:14 PM
According to a recent BizJournals story on MSN.com, Salt Lake City "would appear to be well situated to confront the recessionary challenges ahead."
The report looks at areas of the country that have undergone rapid growth in the past 10-20 years and are continuing to expand. It asserted population growth as a positive factor … (5 comments)
jobs: Salt Lake City, Utah Job Market Among the Most Healthy in the Nation - 10/02/08 04:22 PM
The latest Conference Board Press Release (Dated October 1, 2008) shows some areas of the country where the number of available jobs exceeds the number of unemployed. One of those cities (the one at the top!) is Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Conference Board reports that "35 of [the] top 52 … (4 comments)
jobs: Provo-Orem and Salt Lake City, UT at top of 2008 Best Performing Cities Index - 09/15/08 04:19 PM
The Milken Institute ranks metropolitan areas by how well they create and sustain jobs, wages and salaries and technology.
Their report, dated September 10, 2008 shows Utah's Largest Metro Areas strong atop the list of over 200 Large Metropolitain areas nationally.
Provo-Orem comes in at #1 with Salt Lake City at … (0 comments)
jobs: 20-30 Year-Olds Help Sustain Utah's Economy - 02/26/08 11:21 PM
The New York Times printed an article explaining how the percentage of Utah's population in the 20 to 30 year-old range has helped keep its economy strong over the past few years while other areas of the nation have suffered. The article focused on the job growth sector of the economy, but … (7 comments)
jobs: More Home Inventory Slows Rental "Appreciation" - 01/13/08 01:23 AM
As home inventory grows, typically rental rates don't rise as much. This is because people can just as easily buy than rent. A recent article at Forbes.com suggests that even though Salt Lake's inventory of available homes for sale is growing, rental rates are still rising because job growth is the highest in the nation … (0 comments)
jobs: Salt Lake City - Best City For Jobs in 2008 - 01/13/08 12:08 AM
In an article titled Best Cities For Jobs In 2008 by Forbes Magazine, Salt Lake ranked #1. http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/01/10/jobs-economy-growth-lead-careers-cx_mk_0110cities.html "Salt Lake City, in all its tech-job abundance, looks like it will remain No. 1 since Forbes.com's most recent ranking ( see last year's story). " If you will be relocating to the Salt Lake City … (0 comments)
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A recent ABC4 news report points out some reasons why Utah is weathering the economic storm better than other states. Diversification seemed to be the main theme. All of Utah's eggs aren't in one basket.
