Northern Region

John T. Mathews has worked as an economist for the Department of Workforce Services (and previously, the Department of Employment Security) for 30 years. He has a B.S. and an M.S. in economics from the University of Utah.

Mr. Mathews’ primary areas of responsibility include serving as the North Region Economist, monitoring and reporting on the economies of Utah’s six northern counties. He is also responsible for preparing the Department’s industry employment projections for metro Utah, non-metro Utah, and the state as a whole; and helping prepare the occupational employment projections for Utah. This information is released in Utah Job Trends, Utah Careers and in the Choices career information delivery system. Mr. Mathews is responsible for developing and updating the economic information presented in the Department’s Economic Information Internet site for the six northern counties. He conducts labor market information training and other ad hoc research, such as the Child Care Market Rate Survey, Utility Rate Survey, and Agricultural Wage Survey.

Mr. Mathews has served as an Assistant Adjunct Professor of economics at the University of Utah and is currently on the economics faculty at the University of Phoenix. Upon retirement, he plans to re-enter the fishing world.

John T. Mathews
Regional Economist
(801) 526-9467
johnmathews@utah.gov

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The North Region consists of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich and Weber Counties