February 2018 Economic Summary
The Utah economy remains healthy. Every major industrial sector expanded in 2017, contributing a total of 43,500 new jobs over the year. The consensus forecast predicts[...]
Utah residents indicate a wide range of opinions about Utah’s tourism industry. In a statewide survey conducted in Fall 2021, Utah residents recognized the extensive reach of tourism activity in the state, revealed their firsthand[...]
By: Laura Summers Note: The opinions expressed are those of the author alone and do not reflect an institutional position of the Gardner Institute. We hope the opinions shared contribute to the marketplace of ideas[...]
I n 2020, travelers spent $7.07 billion in Utah, a 29.8% decline from the 2019 record spending of $10.13 billion. As a result, Utah travel and tourism spending supported 18,800 fewer jobs and generated $255[...]
The Utah economy remains healthy. Every major industrial sector expanded in 2017, contributing a total of 43,500 new jobs over the year. The consensus forecast predicts[...]
The Utah economy remains healthy. Every major industrial sector expanded in 2017, contributing a total of 43,500 new jobs over the year. An annual employment[...]
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 Utah legislative session, an intensely busy 45 days, focused heavily on tax reform, funding of public schools, and addressing the state’s homeless crisis.[...]
The value for all types of permit authorized construction totaled $8.21 billion, a 3.9 percent decrease from 2016 (inflation adjusted dollars) (see Figure 1). The[...]
By: DJ Benway On May 1st, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute officially launched[...]
By: Jennifer Leaver A recent Headwaters Economics (HWE) study found that during the Great[...]
By: Pamela Perlich Today we are publishing Utah’s first ever state-level race and ethnicity[...]