| Show Public Payroll Supports I 1 of 5 in Utah Foundation Report Shows In Government Jobs By CLARENCE WILLIAMS IS Heres Here's one for or the books One out of every five lve employed persons i in Utah works for an agency of the government a research research re- re re search report issued Tuesday bythe by bythe bythe the Utah Foundation on Government Government Govern ment Employment In Utah dis die closed A total of persons were working for the federal state stat county city town or school agencies agencies agen agen- cies des in Utah as of January 1947 which is s more than are employed in either agriculture railroading mining manufacturing wholesale trade or retail trade in the state as o of March 1947 The report shows that only one state Nevada has a larger percentage per of its us population employed by government The report points out that figures issued in April 1945 shows that Utah had a higher high er ratio of ot federal civilian em 5 compared with population I Ithan than any other state Federal Total High Based on October 1946 figures fig ures Utah ranks lOth in the r ratio U tic of state and local government em The report says it is one of three states which the in number num hum ber her of federal equals quals or exceeds the combined number of state and local government workers The liThe total pay roll of all f federal federal fed fed- deral d- d eral state and local government in Utah was compared with the total wages for all persons working in industry covered by the une unemployment compensation compensation com corn program of for April 1945 the Utah Foundation Foundation Foun Faun dation officials reported Government workers in April 1945 received nearly four times the total wages paid by the min mm- mining mining ing industry and more than twice the amount paid by either cither manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- or wholesale and retail trade occupations officials added Further FurtherS estimates for October 1946 indicate that the total government government gov gov- t pay r roll ll in Utah declined to or 39 of the thea a amount paid to all workers in cover covered covered- employment which Increased in increased In- In creased to a monthly average n-I n of for the tho final quarter of 1946 Triple Mine no Pay The he ratio of government payrolls pay payrolls payrolls rolls in October 1946 the foundation foundation foun foundation dation reported was three times the amount of of mining pay rolls roUs more than 1 times that of ot man manufacturing and 15 greater th than wholesale and retail trade Of the total of working for far an an ag agency ncy of government government govern government ment as of January 1947 federal federa employee totaled state workers schools including colleges acco accounted for far cities clUes and towns and counties 2040 The total Utah labor force as of March 1947 was estimated at including ng the self self em employed em- em said the report Persons Persons' engaged in in agriculture in in ln Utah as ns of March 1947 1941 totaled almost fewer than on government pay rolls Retail trade employed wholesale trade 1030 manufacturing mining and railroads 12 12 I the tho foundation reported |
