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Show Page 3 JANUARY 18,2007 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER the outskirts | by lecia parks langston, economist a -up Look .... Counties WITH INTERNET THIS What is HOT and What is NOT Ai Jn old year ends and .1 n«-w nm- IH^IIU, the nalural Inclination to review the pjit nud^c*. J ! our psycluv Su let's Rive into the uiRe Bui, In lhis caw kt'i look b.ick—w.iy b.ick—lo discover which counties ha\e experienced the ilrongwl economic growth over the pait 20 yean. Hie best available mcowrc (if a county'1! economic nvll-bcing liai to lx" ils Mlc ol |ob grovtth. Tins *"coi»cut(tnt* indk.itor Wjtki very clon-ly with cyclt^ ol boom ami bust, i>r i-X|>aiulon ami rwc-nion. Plui. It rtptwents WKIIC of iho moit -ICCUNIU" d-ilJ drrmnd. (All rlRht, ihh dejwrtmc-ni collects that data, hut we aren't bUicil.J At tht writing ol Utb anick. 2lK)6 UIHIUJI djl.i was noi yet available, to- we'll cow-r the 198S-ti>-2(X» Hint- pvt'usd. RtmtmbCT 198i?Thetint Kurd Taurus rolled off the aswinbly line, konald Reagan wa> (lie rrncc-bitnkmpr FJV \k%tJo«.-\ *kl JICH In * Brian Mud oirwuu h.nc .lMdc.l i*> ah« ihc OK rv>i j ^(Ht.twjil iki'r hriogf ih.it v.111 t ( u n »'jtc f i j u ' r U i jrid li^Ip •.••iiiu-.l IliUii HI-J'J lUKoH' l . i l l l | i . . - I K I j | ] | S III I l l l l l C c l l l l l V . If) j J i i l i H t l l III j > I J I I I J I J ^ llfli cji^nvrt J n-v ""'M»i.^jit,,^.|tvj1 j' «i.r»- III ['.i-U • .lill- MJII UI SI (;.., (W . ni-j new '- mA''tr '•• l<'L4lril .it |lu-<-j\l n i ' l lit Itn in.ill in I lie'rr ' * ' " l l j | l l t (flnmrlv '--njpii.l My WjlAljrt. M:r NO WONDER . (hi? »loii bildflc- UMI I lie t-'ivii ivLiulii [nmltiir. the n-iuir will inv^i til-Hil ^^iiiillmii in hn(H-ii>.nii-nrs. 'llv "ipttiium You can manage your stock portfolio You can keep up on all the latest sports ; the outskirts | by lecla parks langston, economist prdident and U^. unemployment registered above 7 percent. Growth in Non-farm Jobs You can book your next family vacation 1985-2005 To pot Ilie county numbers in perspective, what happened statewide and nationally? In Utah between 1985 and 2005, |obs incraue<l by 84 percent—more than- twice the rate of the national job expansion (37 percenl). Overall, the four main Wasatch Front counties—Salt Uke, Davis, Weber, and Utah—showed slower-ihan-amage expansion of SO percent. On the other liand, the remaining off-the-Front counties experienced 99-percent expansion over the past 20 years. In olhcr words, jobi outside the VVasalch Front almoit doubted. Your time isn't wasted 1405% An you still have money leftover! SOUTH CENTRAL INTERNET DSL IS THAT GOOD! Who Is Hot? As wiih most indicaton, counties located ouhide the Waiatch Front coindor displayed a wide array of economic perforaiance. However, the counriei which experienced the most rapid employment expansion were located outikle the state's major metropolitan areas. Red-hot growth in Washington County is vividly illustrated by the fact that between 1985 and 2005, i^trc quintupled—an increase of more than 400 percent! Two other southwestern counties—Iron and Kane—also took their place among the top five fastest-growing employment counties in Utah. Two Wasatch Front fringe counties—Summit and Wasarch—rounded out the top five. Only $26.95 per month for first six months* FREE Installation* FREE Spam Filter*' South Central ...-. Roughly one-third of Utah's counties at least doubled their fobs over the last 20 years. Only one of those counties— Utah County—could be counted as a member of the Wasatch Front. FREE Content Filter* range. 0 .^/COMMUNICATIONS 877 812-0948 Who i< Not? On the other end of the spectnim, MlllanJ and Emery counties' employment measure* Its* today than 20 years ago. In the case of MllUid County, InteTmountaln Power Plant construction produced a temporary swell In the base yeat Emery Countyj employment registered only a slight decline. Slow-growing counties included San Juan, Beaver, Duchesne, Tooele, and Carbon counties. However, remember that these numbers cover two decades. Several of these counties are currently experiencing rapid expansion. For example, Duchesne County's current Job-growth rate registers in the double^llgit Your kids are doing great in school www.SouthCentratCommunlatkins.com ® : ' ^&i0g& andthebes ;._v: J u n e Utah tkpvamnt of MMjtnr iervka |
