Utah’s travel and tourism industry—the hardest-hit industry by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic—experienced a healthy recovery during the first half of 2021, particularly in Utah’s rural areas.
By: Laura Summers and John Downen 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[...]
Population estimates for July 1, 2021, released today by the Gardner Institute, indicate the state added approximately 71,936 people since the 2020 census, reaching an estimated 3,343,552 Utahns. From July 1, 2020, to July 1,[...]
The Utah Defense Alliance and the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs commissioned the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to assess the economic impacts[...]
Utah’s nonagricultural employment increased an estimated 3.2%, or 45,300 jobs, between March 2016 and March 2017. Nationally, employment increased 1.5%, or 2.2 million jobs, between[...]
For the sixth consecutive year, permit authorized construction increased in Utah. The value for all types of permit authorized construction totaled $8.17 billion, the second[...]
By: Pam Perlich, Ph.D. Population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau confirm[...]
By: Jennifer Leaver As Utah experienced heavy snowfall this past ski season, thousands of[...]
By: Mike Hollingshaus Utah’s population is getting older—the percentage of children is getting smaller,[...]
