Logan Utah Unemployment Rate Ranks Best in State

The nationwide recession has landed on Utah with a lighter touch than the rest of the country, at least so far. A new report shows Utah cities, especially Logan, are among the best places to find and keep a job.

Many businesses are thriving in Logan because of the job diversity.

Logan and Utah benefit from economic diversity. The broader the base, the sturdier it is, and Utah has many jobs in health care, education and government -- sectors that tend to hold their jobs in a recession.

Many economists say the method of collecting unemployment data fails to count many people who are unemployed or underemployed, and it sometimes gives a misleading picture because it lags behind other economic indicators.

The Logan Utah home market is also rising steadily, as well as the Providence Utah home market.