TrendLines
Perspectives on Utah's Economy

TrendLines is a magazine style newsletter published every two months by the Workforce Information Division of the Utah Department of Workforce Services.  It provides feature articles and a basic understanding of Utah's Economy.  Contributors to this newsletter include DWS economists and analysts as well as our partners such as economists and analysts at the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.

January/February 2009: A Look Forward and Back at Utah's Economy

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Selected Articles and Features

• Looking Forward (text version)
  By Mark Knold
• What is a Recession? (text version)
  By Lecia Parks Langston
• The Financial Meltdown of 2008-How Did We Get Here? (text version)
  By Mark Knold
• Pressures are Against the Manufacturing Sector (text version)
  By Mark Knold
• Monthly Job Losses in 2008 Continue in 2009 (text version)
  By Jim Robson
• Utah's Recreation Industry Continues to Grow (text version)
  By Austin Sargent
• Summa Summarium: A Look at Accounting Occupations (text version )
  By Linda Marling Church
• A Look Back and into the Future (text version)
  By Michael G. Sullivan
• Morgan County (text version)
  By John Mathews
• Why Worry About Work/Life? (text version)
  By Tara Connolly
• Rate Update (text version)