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January 11, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
Utah Comment on Today’s Release of Latest Optimism Index
- Twenty-two percent report inflation as the single most important problem operating their business, a 20-point increase from the beginning of 2021 and the highest level since Q4 1981.
- Owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months increased three points to a net negative 35%. Owners remain pessimistic about future economic conditions as this indicator has declined 23 points over the past six months.
- Forty-nine percent of owners reported job openings that could not be filled, an increase of one point from November.

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