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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, DECEMBER 5, 1984 Umemploymemt In Davis Conmity Slmmks To 3 .4 By TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD - Everybody may not be enjoying the routine of a daily job in the sweat factory, every day, but there are a lot more in that category, these days, Job Service reports. -- Bailey notes mixed changes in mining, where coal and metal are maintaining about 2,400 fewer jobs than last year. But a healthier sand and gravel, picture exists for or 80 jobs in the past growing by year. oil-ga- s, one-sevent- h, m IN FACT, Davis County continues its lower-than-an- SOME 49,250 nonagricultural wage and salary jobs were recorded in Davis County, for October, a 4.2 percent climb over the year, before, following closely on the states growth, generating 2,000 new jobs. The civilian labor force, meariwhile, saw one in 33 more people employed, rising by 3.3 percent to 72,320, within 500 of Webers rate. Looking ut the states economic picture, STRONG growth has come from the other g industries, Mr. Bailey says, including 3,400 new construction jobs, a 10.3 percent jump and 7,100 new manufacturing positions for an eight percent rise. Transportation equipment, primarily relating to defense manufacturing, grew by a robust. 23 percent, while electrical machinery and supplies grew by including the states electronics industries. y other Wasatch Front county position, when it comes to unemployment, at 3.4 percent, in October, down from the 3.7 in September and 3.9 in August. And looking back just over a year, to October, 1983, the rates been nearly halved, from the six percent level then. The states economic expansion continues in light of that, Clearfield Job Service Manager Jack Bailey says, although its continuing at a slightly slower pace. Statewide, unemployment stood at 5.6 percent in October, with Salt Lake County at that level while Weber was lower, at 5.3, dropping considerably from their 8.9 level a year ago, surpassing Salt Lakes recovery that saw the county to the south drop from a 6.9 level in October, 1983. As usual, Morgan County continued its healthy employment rate, at 2.8 percent, although that was far higher than either September or August rates. Mr. one-fift- h, high-tec- h of the states new jobs have ONE-THIR- D come from construction, mining and manufacturing, generating just over a third of all the new jobs created since October, 1983. The services sector gained 17,000 new jobs, with only 2,800--o- r less than a sixth, from the of all new government sector, with jobs coming from the private sector. nine-tent- THE JOBLESS rate, although lower substantially from a year ago, has declined at a much slower rate since May, with only 9,000 new jobs created since that time, Mr. Bailey says, adding, there is much less room for improvement in current labor market conditions than a year and a half ago. Considerably more slack existed in Utahs labor market when unemployment was at record high levels and nonfarm job growth was almost nothing. rfo il 4 i) : ft goods-producin- 1 984JHR0UG New Shipment BOBE YELOIJE S1JS . 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The Jazz Band will be in concert on Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Davis High School. It will be a fund raising event for the Davis High School Band Program. Tickets will be $1.00. sound of Fresh Aire. They won first place for musical groups at Davis County Fair, They have appeared on radio and television. Members of the Jazz Band include Paul Kapp trumpet; Lonnie Nybo, female vocalist; Kyle Tippetts, trombone; Matt Jeffers, piano; Marcel Kinard, tenor sax; Kevin Leachman, guitar; Blair Leishman, bass guitar; Mike Less man, drums; Steve Dredge, alto sax; Russell Nelson, auxiliary percussion and vocalist. MEMBERS of Andromeda include: Kyle Tippetts, keyboard: Bret Tippetts, bass and French horn; David Long, keyboard; David Kinard, percussion; Lonnie Nybo, keyboard and oboe; Kathy Brande, keyboard, np MOVED TO DAVIS HIGH AUDITORIUM SEATING BETTER SOUND-MO- RE JOGGING FLEECE Full bolts and Designer lengths Suggested retail to $4.98 yd: yd. 60 wide WfflRSTEKILON SILK SUITINGS IPdWLT Suggested 4 bolts 60" wide Full retail to $8.98 yd. Acrylic Pile liner yd. SYNTHETIC Nv'BaTTte'S ALSO appearing with the Jazz Band will be Andromeda. An FCJB exciting group that features the Full rolls Red and other colors Kaysvillc Clubs MINTS n Full bolts Small patterns 45" wide ' Pools County gcU Diilic Full rolls Fri. Dec. 7 Sat. Dec. 8 Mon. Dec. 10 7:30 pm 2:00 pm 7:30 pm DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL Directed By Ella Rose DeLong Kaysville, Utah Admission Tickets available yd. BLAIB TAFFETA jeSenUc) by Mrs. Wanda Ellis, president, was in charge. The officers also attended the Wednesday at the home garet Crystal in Bountiful. Those attending were President Ellis and Joyce Bennett. Mrs. Louise Gailey was hostess to the Athena Club Christmas dinner party ar her home Wednesday afternoon. Assisting hostesses were Ruth Turner, Lucille Kennah, LaRena Sandall, Carle Waite, Alexia Stewart and Alice Bonnemort. 'The group exchanged gifts. yd. Christmas Mrs. Hazel Robins will be hostess to the DeLite Pinnochle Club on Dec. 15 at the Country Kitchen Restaurant in Clearfield for their regular luncheon. The Laureate Epsilon Chpaterof Beta Sigma Phi Sorority met Thursday at the home of Mrs. A vice Wood. The program was given by Mrs. Wood who showed several film strips of movies with background music of the famous movies of the past. on County Council meeting of Mar- Our low price Suggested retail to $6.98 yd. 48" wide iflliynn : icnsijs a CT'i0CB GET? r y SI'CE) fMjj, i&cci fclfi 7J3'-w- jr.nvt .rift X M00 at the door 'DSHD t |