Oil bust hitting eastern Utah hard

Oil slowdown • Drastic decrease in drilling is pushing up Uinta Basin unemployment.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune An oil pad in the Book Cliffs area in Uintah and Grand County, Thursday, October 28, 2010. The Book Cliffs are a relatively remote part of Utah that face increasing encroachments from oil, gas and tar sands developments.

Oil bust hitting eastern Utah hard

Oil slowdown • Drastic decrease in drilling is pushing up Uinta Basin unemployment.

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