Show L Labor bor Trend Has las Decline For or August The labor picture in Grand and imd San Juan counties showed a slight decline for the second month Ina in ina a row during August it was reported reported re- re ported this week by Manly B. B Lincoln Lin- Lin coin oln of the Employment Security office here With orders chiefly of skilled and nd skilled semi workers conviction con con- st placed 36 per cent of the openings as compared to 45 per percent percent cent ent in July Retail trade placed 28 8 per cent and mining placed 26 per er cent Employers placed 03 job openIngs openIngs open- open Ings with the employment office and approximately 85 per cent of these were promptly filled Unfilled iii- iii ed d orders are for mining engineer barbars meat cutter retail foods manager appliance salesman machinist ma ma- plumber sheet metal metalworker metalworker metalworker worker and cement finisher Except for these orders the labor labor lab- lab or r supply has been generally ad- ad equate quate The migration of general laborers to this area Is still heavy Many dany of these are unable to find suitable housing and are unable to o remain sufficient time to get jobs Job openings should increase this month because of many stud students students stu stu- stu- stu d dents returning to school leaving vacancies to be filled Housing continues to prove a major problem and families planning plan plan- ning to migrate to this area are being urged to make arrangements for or house trailers before coming Into nto the area |