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Show Serials Order Dept. University of Utah SLC,Utah 84112 Or . "ft . , - '''IUANa .::::.::S:o;m:::'... .. VOLUME 1 J!& NUMBER 31 . . .... .rii - ... MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1974 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH State Economic Development Conference: Labor Dept. Issues New Rules for Federal Employees Utah Employees may report unsafe or unhealthful conditions or may request an inspection of the workplace. Inquiries are to be directed to the designated agency official. Imminent danger provisions in the rules call for immediate abatement of the danger or withdrawal of affected workers from exposure to the hazard. To insure unsafe conditions where are corrected, conducted. be will practicable, Field federal safety and health councils will be continued to facilities the exchange of ideas and information throughout the government on matters of job safety and health. Each agency head must appoint an official. at the national level of the rank of assistant secretary or equivalent to head the agency job safety and health program. Curtis A. Foster, Assisant Regional Director for Occupantional Safety and Health Administration in' Denver recently issued a reminder that new regulations for federal employee job safety and health will become effective Nov. 1. The new rules implement Executive Order 11807, signed Sept. 28 by President Ford, said OSHA administrator for the region encompassing Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Job Safety and health standards for Federal agencies must provide protection for federal employees "at least as effective as" that offered by OSHA standards for the private sector. The new rules apply only to Fed-- , eral workers, including the military. They do not cover employees of private contractors working under fecial contract regardless of whether the work is performed on government-owned property. Such workers are already covered by OSHA or by approved state plans. Secretary of Labor J. Brennan said the rules require that all federal departments and agencies maintain logs of occupational injuries, illnesses and deaths. 'Serious accidents resulting in fatalities,, hospitalization of five or more workers, or property damage of $100,000 or more must be reported to OSHA within two working days. Other requirements of the new rules including the following: Workplace inspections should be conducted by "personnel with sufficient technical competence to working conditions." six-sta- te In This Issue: Legals Suits Divorces Marriages Births Water Service Bankruptcies Business Telephones Bountiful Power Building Permits New Corporations Third District Court Supreme Court Decisions Probate Court Confirmation of Sale Probate : Partnerships Uniform Commercial Code Filings Bankruptcy Sale Supreme Court Calendar Mortgages Release of Mortgages Warranty Deeds Quit Claim Deeds Trust Deeds Mortgages Tax Liens 2 3 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 15 15 15 15 16 17 19 19 19 .20 20 20 20 Supreme Court Decisions ' Hie Picture Employment By Curtis P. Harding, Administrator, USDES Once more it is my privilege to address the annual State Economic Development Conference, to update the Utah employment picture. This is the twenty-fift- h anniversary of this conference, a quarter of a ceof our counnturythat's try's history and nearly a third of anour state's history. A is is a a milestone. It niversary time for looking back, for taking stock. It is also a good reference point for looking ahead, for taking soundings on where we appear to be heading. Well, the Utah labor market was surely different 25 years ago, in fact, more than 250,000 nonagricul-turjobs different (from 187,008 in June 1949 to 438,100 in June 1974). That's an average increase of 10,000 jobs a year, almost on the nose. While Utah's jobs were busy climbing by 123 percent or two and d times, other indicators were shooting up too. The Utah population increased by more than half a million during those 25 years, from 671,000 in 1949 to (forecast) in 1974. And the proportion of Utah citizens participating in the labor force rose sharply, from 54 percent to 63 percent, chiefly because the percentage of working women nearly doubled. Only two segments of Utah industry have experienced employment declines since 1949 coal mining and railroads. Manufacturing The data showing Utah's manufacturing employment now and 25 years ago are probably the most exciting figures we'll show. The Utah manufacturing family has created 42,000 additional jobs since we started holding these conferences. Mining A look at the jobs in mining shows virtually no net change in 25 years. But this is deceiving, because many changes have occurred within the mining industry. I mentioned earlier that coal mining was one of the two major industry sectors that have fewer jobs now than in 194 9. Losses in coal mining jobs continued until 1968 because of the steady drop in the demand for coal and because of automation. However, these losses were offset by job gains in industries, including oil and gas production and chemical and fertilizer products. Of course, the emergence of the Utah uranium industry also helped to offset the decreased activity in coal mining. We have a long way to go to restore coal mining jobs to the 1949 one-eigh- th 25-ye-ar al one-thir- See Details Page 11 Western Highlights Business loan demand continued rising in September, especially in California. Mortgage loans turned sluggish, however, while security holdings declined. Despit flows weakened at Western banks during the month . . . Federal Reserve member banks reduced their borrowing at the San Francisco Bank's discount window in September by more than $30 million on a daily average basis. As another sign of decreased restraint, large bank purchases of Fed funds dropped slightly to their lowest point for the year. Employment increased slightly in the West during August, but lower California figures for September indicate that the regional increase may be shortlived. The August gains occurred in nearly all sectors, while a notiveable increase in construction as workers returned to work after several strikes in the industry. . . . California's unemployment rate jumped from 7.7 to 8.2 percent in September, reflecting the worsening of the state's employment picture. This was in line with a jump in the national rate from 5.4 to 5.8 percent for the same time period. far-reachi- ng non-metall- ic level of 4,400, but remarkable progress is being made and the count has risen by 70 percent since 1968. Construction Employment in the construction industry has more than doubled since 1949, to a level of almost Changing skylines in the state's major cities; thousands of new homes, schools, and churches; and Utah's share of the interstate highway system are among the evidences that construction has been booming. Transportation Employment in the transportation, communications, and public utilities industry has increased by nearly 5,000 since 1949, but has had to overcome a loss of 6,000 railroad jobs to do so. Twenty-fiv- e years ago railroad jobs made up more than half of this industry's total jobs, but now make up only one fifth. Trade A whopping 60,000 jobs have been generated since 1949 by the activities involved in wholesale and retail trade. Of this gain, 78 trade. Usually percent was in retail the number of jobs in trade depends on the purchasing power proing duced by basic, dustries, such as mining, manufac 25,-00- 0. 25-yc- ar wealth-producin- turing, and agriculture. But in Utah, th' number of trade jobs reflects many more influences than the classic relationship of basic to secondary industry. It reflects a steadily growing, direct wholesale and retail market area that now extends well beyond the borders of the state. It reflects sharp increases in tourism, conventions, conferences, all forms of travel, and the frequency of trips made with Utah as the destination. Finance Employment in the finance industry, which also includes insurance and real estate, has gained impressively nearly three and one-ha- lf times its 1949 level. It now accounts for almost 5 percent of the State's total nonagricultural payroll employment. Services Employment in the servicss industry also grew by nearly thrqc times the 1949 figure. and one-haBesides reflecting the supportive activity for Utah's mushrooming population, this growth also bears out. the claim that Utah has been discovered by tourists, convention-ers- , recreation seekers, and, as wc noted in trade, by an ever increasing number of travelers with destinations in Utah. lf Weber Employment Enhanced Bv Seasonal Changes With the change of seasons from summer to fall, came many changes within the labor force of the Weber River District In the last 30 days, seasonal influences have begun to erode employment levels within most industries, including Construction, Trade, Transportation and Service, but have actually increased employment in Government. Jobs were down in all major industrial categories except Finance and Government since but the losses were held to less than is normal for this time of year by unusually mild weather conditions. Hiring activities at local schools, and particularly Weber State College, have also helped to minimize the overall decline in area jobs. Government payrolls increased by 370 workers despite a sizeable reduction in the Federal sector. e m p I o yment totaled 77360 this month, a 1,890 gain in the last' twelve months. Most notable of the increases in workers since last October were the 1,050 in Manufacturing, 420 in Gov Non-agricultu- ernment, and 250 in Service. Only Construction failed to improve on the year-ag- o employment level. October The unemployment picture shows improvement over both last month and a year ago. The cunrrent total of 5,880 unemployed individuals is doWn by 270 from last month and 150 from last October. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.0, the lowest it has been since May. The approaching winter weather will undoubtedly bring an upsurge in local unemployment that will carry through the winter months: A total of 1,010 new job openings were made available by employers to the Ogden Employment Security Office since last month, another excellent example of the strong labor demand picture now prevalent in the area. This is an increase of 63 openings over the previous 30 days, but is 145 better than the openings for this same period of 1973. Trade, with 411 openings, or 41 per cent of the total, was particularly strong this month in providing new work i . |