2011 Utah Code
Title 35A Utah Workforce Services Code
Chapter 2 Economic Service Areas
Section 101 Economic service areas -- Creation.

35A-2-101. Economic service areas -- Creation.
(1) (a) The executive director shall establish economic service areas to furnish the services described in Section 35A-2-201.
(b) In establishing economic service areas, the executive director shall seek input from:
(i) state and local government agencies and departments;
(ii) the groups representing public employees;
(iii) employers, business, education, and other entities affected by the structure of the economic service areas; and
(iv) the general public.
(2) In establishing the economic service areas, the executive director shall consider:
(a) areas comprised of multiple counties;
(b) the alignment of transportation and other infrastructure or services;
(c) the interdependence of the economy within a geographic area;
(d) the ability to develop regional marketing and economic development programs;
(e) the labor market areas;
(f) the population of the area, as established in the most recent estimate by the Utah Population Estimates Committee;
(g) the number of individuals in the previous year receiving:
(i) services under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
(ii) benefits under Chapter 4, Employment Security Act; and
(h) other factors that relate to the management of the programs administered or that relate to the delivery of services provided under this title.