Utah’s economy continues to be a powerful job creator — ranking No. 2 nationally between March 2018 and March 2019, data released Friday show.
Utah’s job growth rate was 3.0% in that time, ranking behind only behind the 3.4% in neighboring Nevada. Idaho was No. 3 at 2.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Utah has led the nation in its rate of job growth during the nearly 10 years since the Great Recession,” said Mark Knold, senior economist at the Utah Department of Workforce Services. “The current 3.0% growth continues that trend, and there is little on the immediate horizon to suggest it will soon change.