Utah keeps creating new jobs — now ranking No. 2 nationally

Utah’s economy continues to be a powerful job creator — ranking No. 2 nationally between March 2018 and March 2019, data released Friday show.Utah’s job growth rate was 3.0% in that time, ranking behind only behind the 3.4% in neighboring Nevada. Idaho was No. 3 at 2.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Utah added 44,500 jobs over that yearlong period, data show.“Utah has led the nation in its rate of job growth during the nearly 10 years since the Great R