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Utah Economic Update May 2013 Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean. Presentation Outline. Glum and angry Positive and happy Reflective.
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Utah Economic Update May 2013 Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean
Presentation Outline • Glum and angry • Positive and happy • Reflective
“You can feel the economy wants to launch, but Washington is sitting on the national mood button. We the people still feel like children of permanently divorcing parents.” The Great Divorce - Tom Friedman
Job Losses in Recent Recessions Source: CalculatedRiskBlog.com and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
MedicareAverage couple retiring in 2010 Medicare taxes paid $122K Medicare benefits received $387K Source: Urban Institute
Yes We Can …? “The greatest nation on earth – the greatest nation on earth – cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. We can’t do it.” • President Barack Obama
Fiscal Crises Naming Conventions • Debt ceiling stand off (August 2011) ANDREA • Super Committee deadline (December 2011) BARRY • Fiscal cliff negotiations (Fall 2012) CHANTEL • Fiscal cliff (January 2013) DORIAN • Start of sequestration (March 2013) ERIN • Debt ceiling revisited (May 2013) FERNAD • Next crisis GABRIELLE
Top Five Job Growth States March 2012 – March 2013 U.S. average = 1.5% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Utah Job Growth by IndustryApril 2013 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Utah’s Unique Demographic Profile In the country… Third fastest growing Highest fertility rate Lowest median age Largest household size Long life expectancy Rapidly diversifying
Total Fertility Rate U.S. and Ten Highest States: 2010 Source: National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 61, No. 1
Median Age U.S. and Lowest Ten States: 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Summary File 1
Household Size U.S. and Highest Ten States: 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Life Expectancy Top Ten States Source: American Human Development Projects, Measure of America 2010-2011
Minority Population Growth By State2000-2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2000 – 2010 Growth in Utah’s Population by Race and Ethnicity Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2010 Census.
“We can have a hard decade or a bad century.” - Tom Friedman
“Utah is a great example of what enlightened and motivated political leadership can accomplish with a solid plan,” said Brent Pollina of Pollina Corporate Real Estate. He went on to call Utah, the “brightest star” on the American flag and the ultimate model for the rest of the country.” Utah the Brightest Star • MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal