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Utah #4
76.0 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
SC
Spencer Cox R
Mayor · since 2021-01-04
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)13.798% · Census BDS 2022 ·
90.0
Job creation rate16.784% · Census BDS 2022 ·
48.3
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.69% · April 2026 ·
82.7
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).