Utah was one of only six states to experience 8% job growth from 2001 to 2011-U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Utah's rank on Forbes Best States for Business list

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Utah's rank on Forbes Best States for Jobs list

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES County Unemployment Rate Aug. 2012 Beaver 6.0% Box Elder 6.7% Cache 4.1% Carbon 6.8% Daggett 5.5% Davis 5.2% Duchesne 3.9% Emery 7.4% Garfield 10.3% Grand 8.4% Iron 7.1% Juab 6.4% Kane 6.8% Millard 4.5% Morgan 5.2% Piute 5.6% Rich 3.9% Salt Lake 5.2% San Juan 10.2% Sanpete 7.2% Sevier 6.0% Summit 5.0% Tooele 6.1% Uintah 3.6% Utah 5.3% Wasatch 6.5% Washington 6.9% Wayne 11.3% Weber 6.5% State Total: 5.4% Source: Department of Workforce Services MAJOR CITIES (POP.)

Salt Lake City (186,440)

Sandy (87,461)

West Jordan (103,712)

West Valley (129,480)

Tooele (31,605)

PER CAPITA INCOME

$37,276 (Salt Lake)

$26,126 (Tooele)

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Salt Lake City ranking on Forbes 2012 Best Places for Business & Careers

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Salt Lake City ranking on Milken's Best Performing Cities for Business list

"We continue to grow and add jobs. You can feel the sense of optimism in our state and that isn't the case in other states. We're anxious to get all Utahns that want to work, back on the job."

--Lane Beattie,

Salt Lake Chamber President and CEO

MAJOR CITIES (POP.)

Layton (67,311)

Bountiful (42,552)

Ogden (82,825)

Roy (36,884)

Logan (48,174)

PER CAPITA INCOME

$33,104 (Davis)

$32,273 (Weber)

$31,031 (Morgan)

$29,085 (Box Elder)

$25,071 (Cache)

$31,231 (Rich)

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Logan ranking on Milken's Performing Small Cities for Business list

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Ogden ranking on Forbes 2012 Best Places for Business & Careers

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Ogden ranking on Milken's Best Performing Cities for Business list

"There's been some really good, positive momentum. We've had new businesses coming into our counties, into our different cities ... We see retail strengthening and we're starting to see some positive feelings on housing and construction ... There's just a lot of good things that are happening right now."

--Jim Smith,

Davis Chamber of Commerce President

MAJOR CITIES (POP.)

Provo (112,488)

Orem (88,328)

Pleasant Grove (33,509)

PER CAPITA INCOME

$23,428 (Utah)

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Provo ranking on Milken's Best Performing Cities for Business list

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Provo ranking on Forbes 2012 Best Places for Business & Careers list

"We've seen more businesses investing in the community again. A lot of them had kind of closed their doors and really looked internally at processes, but we do see the doors opening. People are getting out more than they were during the deepest part of the recession. We really see that involvement and that engagement."

--Donna Milakovic,

Utah Valley Chamber Vice President

MAJOR CITIES (POP.)

Heber (11,362)

Park City (7,547)

PER CAPITA INCOME

$61,719 (Summit)

$28,605 (Wasatch)

"There's a lot of new luxury product on the market now with the Waldorf, Stein's, Montage, St. Regis and Hotel Park City and others. It's opened up a whole new market to us ... From a group perspective, we're seeing people...