Uintah Basin's Labor Market and Economy: Growth in the Basin

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Growth in the Basin

As the growth of Duchesne County is studied by various groups including the energy industry and the Utah Department of Transportation, they all look to the Duchesne County School District for looking into the crystal ball of population change.

In recent announcements from the school district looking ahead to the coming years, the population growth may be staggering. A recent Census Bureau study placed Uintah County and Duchesne County as the first and fourth fastest growing counties in the state of Utah. Uintah Basin Standard

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