From December 2006 to December 2007, about 44,800 new jobs were created in Utah.
Utah job growth in December was up 3.6 percent compared to U.S. job growth of 0.9 percent.
Utah's job growth rate in 2007 was estimated at 4.5 percent, compared to 1.3 percent nationally, and no other state in the nation experienced a growth rate that was higher than 4 percent.
Employment is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2008.
Source: Utah Department of Workforce ServicesSource: 2008 Economic Report to the Governor

