The Housing Recovery: Job losses, foreclosures and short sales

Job losses in Utah have been widespread, with all major counties experiencing employment declines. In terms of percent change Wasatch County has sustained the greatest loss among major counties, while Tooele has fared quite well, Table 1. In Wasatch County employment is down 10.7 percent in the past year, while Tooele County’s decline is only one-tenth of one percent. Of course Salt Lake County leads in total number of jobs lost with a nearly 31,000 decline over the past 12 month period.