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Show Unemployment in County Remains Near Same Level The number of job seekers in Utah County is unchanged during the past thirty days, reported Arthur Ar-thur D. Coleman, manager of the Provo Employment Security office of-fice today. In January there were 1188 and in February the number was 1185. A year ago now, 1593 people sought aid in finding suitable work from the State Employment of fice. Seventy-nine of the current job seekers are available for part time work only. Most of this group are students. Fifty-six of the job seekers are veterans discharged from military service since June 27, 1950, the beginning date of the Korean conflict. The majority of the job seekers are construction workers temporarily idled by winter win-ter weather. In most instances these workers will return to work for their former employers in a few weeks time. Of the 1185 total, 308 were skilled or journeyman craftsmen; 232 were classified as possessing semi-skilled occupations; 287 were unskilled workers; 221 were in the clerical or sales occupations; 28 in managerial; 79 in service and 30 in agricultural occupations, according ac-cording to Mr. Coleman's report. However, job openings listed at the Provo Employment Security Office were fewer now 148 compared com-pared to 172 a month ago and 185 a year ago. Atotal of 731 persons have filed claims for unemployment insurance insur-ance at the Provo Employment Security office during the past week. Five hundred forty-one of these claims were from men and 190 from women. "From Springville, there are 59 men and -26 women.' There were 655 claims filed against Utah wage credits, 55 of them against other states and 21 claims under Title IV of the Korean Kor-ean Veterans L,aw. Approximately $17,500 will be paid to Utah county coun-ty residents this week as a result of these claims, Mr. Coleman concluded. |