Utah County ranks No. 2 in the nation for job growth — with an increase of more than three times the national rate, new federal data show. It also ranked No. 6 for wage increases.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the job growth in Utah County — home of the booming Silicon Slopes high-tech area — was 6.0 percent between March 2017 and March 2018, compared to a national average of 1.6 percent.
Among the nation’s 349 largest counties, only Midland County, Texas — in oil country — had a larger increase, at 12.