The Utah Economic Council, a collaborative endeavor of the David Eccles School of Business and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, prepares its forecast quarterly for selected economic and business indicators.
Utah’s travel and tourism industry is a significant contributor to the state’s economy, fostering job creation, supporting local businesses, and generating tax revenue. The industry comprises private and public entities that promote leisure and business travel and provide tourism-related goods [...]
Each year, the Census Bureau produces population estimates at varying levels of geography. The Census Bureau's most recent release on March 13, 2025, provides population estimates with components of population change for counties, metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas in the [...]
Visitors spent a record $12.71 billion in Utah’s economy in 2023, generating 159,800 total jobs and a record $2.35 billion in state and local tax revenue. Utah ski resort visitation was the second highest on record during the 2023-2024 season [...]
Medicaid funding and CHIP (the Children’s Health Insurance Program) fund health care services for about 340,000 low-income Utahns (about 11% of Utah’s population). As a jointly funded state/federal program, funding shares vary by state.
In recent decades, income tax revenue growth outpaced growth in the two other major taxes (property tax and sales and use tax), even with tax rate cuts. In fact, since full implementation of Utah’s current single rate system in 2008, [...]
The 2020 Economic Report to the Governor is the 32nd publication in this series. Through the last three decades, the Economic Report to the Governor as served as the preeminent source for data, research, and analysis about the Utah economy. [...]
The Economic Report to the Governor has been the preeminent source for data and commentary on Utah’s economy for over 30 years. The Utah Economic Council, convened by the David Eccles School of Business and Governor’s Office of Management and [...]
The 2018 Economic Report to the Governor is the 30th publication in this series. Through the last three decades, the Economic Report to the Governor has served as the preeminent source for data, research, and analysis about the Utah economy.
The 2017 Economic Report to the Governor is the 29th publication in this series. Through the last three decades, the Economic Report to the Governor has served as the preeminent source for data, research, and analysis about the Utah economy.
