Show Strikes Force Unemployment Up in Utah Strikes in primary metals and construction plus a short work week affected employment employment employ employ- ment during the week ended July 6 G reported Manly B. B Lincoln Lincoln Lin Un coln coIn manager of the Moab employment security office Jobs made available through employment security offices were in short supply as a are re result re- re suIt sult of the four day and for many businesses a three day work week At they compared com corn pared unfavorably with the 1130 registered the week before before be be- fore and were off nearly from the same week n 1962 Mr Lincoln said that as effects of labor disputes In primary metals and construction construction tion spread throughout the State new unemployment mounted sharply to reach a total of 1534 offs lay registered registered regis regis- with State Employment Security offices compared to 1037 the week of at June 29 Despite the sharp Increase In new unemployment over all insured unemployment decreased decreased de de- creased slightly from 24 per percent percent percent cent of the Insured work workforce workforce workforce force on June 29 to 22 per percent percent percent cent on July G. G |