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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A now hiring sign at the McDonald's in Moab offers $18/hour for new employees, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A now hiring sign at the McDonald's in Moab offers $18/hour for new employees, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

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