Utah’s rural counties rely on recreation and tourism to provide jobs and boost economies more than their urban and suburban counterparts.
So says a newly released report commissioned by the conservation group Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development and produced by Southwick Associates.
In fact, recreation and tourism account for 14.8 percent of the workforce in rural Utah. Only retail trade, at 18.4 percent, supplied more jobs in those counties.
By contrast, recreation and tourism in Utah’s urban/suburban counties make up 11 percent of the jobs, with manufacturing (11.3 percent), health care (11.8 percent) and retail (13.8 percent) providing more labor opportunities. Salt Lake Tribune
