Show Unemployment Still on Rise In Local Area In Utah the week ended December December Dember De De- cember 8 saw Jobs made aV available available avail avail- U- U able total 1249 1 an Increase e a of I over the week before reported reported re reo ported Manley B. B Lincoln ma may manager sager nager r of the Moab tab l Security office Me lie said ald the Increase eanie an mostly in calls Cl for Christmas sales workers but tout fell short of ot l last t years year's Weekly total of 1425 1426 Mr Lincoln said It t was th tho tha opinion of most moat merchants that mild weather was I I the main cause Ue New unemployment t notices filed feed with SecurIty Ity offices during the w week k were quite high hith Mr Mt Lincoln said Mid The 1478 layoffs were higher than the week be be- beCore before fore Core and nd were higher r than for tor the week k of 1 December 9 1961 1901 Mr Air Lincoln said sa-Jd both Increases came from from constructional constructional and seasonal factory lay offs Mr Lincoln pointed out that the he percentage e tage un unemployed of the states Mates Insured work force tOre now stands at 32 compared compare to 30 to per cent a year rear ego Jobs offered through th the Moab Employment office during during dur duro ing the Ule week ended December 8 were 28 in number i Unemployment continued to torise torise rise rille from 33 p per f cent to 35 per pcr cent the Week ended ende December Dec bee ember 8 A year ago for the same week tt it was 24 per cent |