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Show POPULATION OF AREA OVER PRE-WAR LEVEL The Salt Lake City area is construed to be all of Salt Lake county and Davis county, south of the north boundary of Farm-ington Farm-ington City limits. Population of Salt Lake City area is up 19,318 over pre-war level. Employment increases 20,-065 20,-065 since April 1940. Employment Employ-ment is on the increase in Utah, with 6,215 more employed than on V-J day. The population of Salt Lake City area was 221,482 in April, 1940, according to U- S. Census figures. Population of the same area was estimated to be 240,800 on V-J day, an increase of 19,318. Present population is estimated to have held the V-J day level iri that immigration and out-migration have remained the same. The labor force (employed and unemployed eligible for work) is estimated to have been 76,400 in April, 1940. The number employed em-ployed at that time was 65,800. The present number of employed employ-ed people in the area is 85,805. The present number of employed in Salt Lake area exceeds the total labor force in April, 1940, by 9,465. "Many of our immigrant workers work-ers and families are here to stay with the job opportunities that have opened and will be open in the Salt Lake area". Paul K. Davis Da-vis stated. "Employment in this area is steadily increasing and new job openings are appearing every day in the Salt Lake City USES office. At present we have shortages of 5500 workers in the area to fill existing jobs", he ; said. "I urge all those seeking a job to contact Job Headquarters, USES, 55 West Broadway, Salt Lake City." |