The Ogden metropolitan area added jobs faster than virtually all other major metropolitan areas in the nation during the second quarter of 2011, according to a new national report released last week!  Brookings Mountain West, a partnership between the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. 

Ranking second among the nation’s major metros, Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Weber, Morgan and Davis counties, posted a quarterly job gain of 1.8 percent during the second quarter.  The Provo metro area was first with 1.9 percent in job growth. By comparison, the nation’s overall job gains during the second quarter measured 0.3 percent.

The job gains in the Ogden-Clearfield metro have been sparked largely by growth in the leisure, manufacturing and hospitality industries.  These gains may seem modest, but the figures are telling the condition of the national economy. With Ogden pushing to become an outdoor-recreation equipment-manufacturing hub looks like it’s paying off. Davis County has added about 3,000 acres of property for business sites. Developing this land has created many jobs as well.

When you seem to think things are grim, the old saying that “things may not be as they appear to be” is quite true.

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