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Low Wages/Unemployment

Median Household Income
Employment Breakdown
Salary by Job Category
Earnings by Place of Work

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Low Wages/Unemployment

Median Household Income: The nationwide median household income (50% of households are below and 50% are higher) in 2000 was $42,148, while Utah’s median household income was $45,230

Sources:

  • 2000 Census Data
  • U.S. Department of Labor Data

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Employment Breakdown

25% of Utah County residents are either unemployed or employed part-time, with an unemployment rate of 6%. This does not include students, who are not considered in the unemployment rate.

The employment breakdown as a percentage of total Utah County Population is as follows: Full-time=47%, Part-time=19%, Unemployed=6% (*5%), Retired=15%, Not Seeking=13%

Source:

  • March 2004 U.S. Department of Labor Data

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Salary by Job Category

Utah is below the national average salary per year in every major job category, ranging from a 2.4% difference among registered nurses at the state and national level, to a 38.4% differences among fire fighters at the state and national level.

Sources:

  • 2000 Census Data
  • U.S. Department of Labor Data

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Earnings by Place of Work

Earnings of persons employed in Utah increased from $5,892,463 in 2001 to $5,911,093 in 2002, an increase of 0.3 percent.

The 2001-2002 state change was 2.1 percent and the national change was 1.5 percent. The average annual growth rate from the 1992 estimate of $2,872,440 to the 2002 estimate was 7.5 percent. The average annual growth rate for the state was 6.9 percent and for the nation was 5.3 percent.

Sources:

  • 2000 Census Data
  • U.S. Department of Labor Data

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