Show Government Is Biggest Spender In Utah Foundation Shows Government spending continued continued continued con con- as the leading source ol ot personal persona Income In Utah last lut year according to n a report Issued by Utah round Foundation a the private governmental te research reh organization The foundation which analyzed ana ana- recent data released by bythe bythe bythe the U. U S S. DEP Department of ot Commerce Com Com- merce mcree points out th that t payments to Individuals In Utah by governmental governmental gov gov- units federal state and local ocal amounted to million fi during 19 1961 1001 31 This sum Is equal l to nearly 2 21 t per Jer cent centor of or all personal income received by Individuals In the slate slaty durIng durIng during dur dur- ing the tho year Throughout Iho Ihl United States about per cent of aU all personal Income was derived from go government ve r n men t sources The proportion of personal In Income Income income In- In come obtained from government has bas Increased markedly over the years according to the Foundation Foundation rounda- rounda tion study In 1929 government payments In Utah amounted to 21 million or 74 per er cent of the states state's to total tit personal Income Personal Income from fram government government govern govern- ment sources rose tOle to 50 million per cent of total personal Income In 1910 million per curt cent em In 1950 million 1231 per cent curt In 1955 1055 million 1235 1215 per cent In 1960 1000 and million pet cent rent In 1961 1901 I r Y In addItion t to direct govern m. m ment payments a In the form of ot wages bm benefits ts subsidies etc de t th the Foundation n points out that thata a II substantial part of Utah's Utah private vate economy also alo It is related lo o 0 government activities For example ex ample 28 per cent of the manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- wages wage last Int year was paid by concerns engaged ed In defense de de- tene work for the government In 1961 defense Industries accounted accounted accounted ac ac- counted for tor 23 3 per cent of the total manufacturing work force forcen In n Utah Employment Security officials estimate that this perc percentage per per- dentate c will rise to 31 per cent in 1962 1002 Foundation analysts o observe orve that because of the r rapid expansion expansion sion In defense industries manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- Is the fastest growing segment In the Utah economy Manufacturing wage disbursements disburse e disbursements ments menu In Utah rose toile 12 per cent last year compared with a general gen fen general fenera era eral I Increase of 50 59 per cent In total personal Income For the ration nation as a whole manufacturing ing wag wages l did not increase appreciably appreciably ap ap- api i during 1961 1061 and total personal Income rose rOBe only 39 30 per cent for the year Revised figures show that tota personal Income in Utah for 1961 1901 was This amount Is III slightly more than million greater reater than the sum reported during the precedIng precedIng preceding ing year The Foundations Foundation's study shows that per capital income In Utah total personal Income divided by population averaged 1989 1980 during 1961 1001 This represents an Increase of 68 or 35 per cent lor for the year Nationally the Increase Increase in increase In- In crease In per capita Income amounted to 18 18 or 22 per cent last year Utah's per capita Income In 1961 1001 still was or per percent percent percent cent below the U. U S S. S average of 2263 according to the Foun Foun- dation analysis It should be observed observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served however that Utah's relative position in to this regard has Improved somewhat during recent years and the state is approaching the U. U S S. S average Although Utah's per capita Income In Income Income In- In come was 12 per cen cent t below the U. U S S. average In 1961 1001 It was nearly 17 per cent under five years ago Between 1936 1956 and 1961 1001 per capita Income In Utah increased 3 14 or 21 percent compared with a rise of only or 15 per PCr cent in the na na- na- na tion |