The Utah Jobs Agenda is a 10-point, private sector plan to create 150,000 jobs over five years. One of the key components of the Agenda is to grow is to double the value of international merchandise exports during that time period.
Utah has been a leader in export growth—increasing exports by 142 percent in the past five years, reaching our all-time high of over $18 billion last year.
Utah exports create high paying Utah jobs.
The Brookings Institute recently found exports have played a major role in driving the U.S. economy forward in the past two years, contributing to more than 46 percent of the nation’s growth in 2010. In fact, total exports that year almost reached pre-recession levels.
