Utah’s unemployment rate is the fifth lowest in the country at 4.3%. Graduates from its two most popular universities – Brigham Young University and the University of Utah – are launching start-up companies that develop medical devices and software, says DeVol. Some of the state’s largest employers include medical facility operator Intermountain Health Care and computer equipment maker Novell. The state could benefit from the stimulus’s planned increase in spending on health care, breeding opportunities for both nurses and those in information techology, says DeVol.

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