| Show I Job Service reports on on Basin economic activity The Job Service Employment Newsletter for lor the Uintah Basin District Uintah Duchesne and Daggett Counties fourth quarter 1977 1971 states that most mast indicators of 01 economic activity were positive in 1977 1971 Utah Job Service offices In the district report handling 37 percent more job openings and making 41 percent more job placements during the year compared to 1976 Also unemployment insurance claims activities ac ac- were lower Both total weeks claimed and total benefits paid were about 40 percent lower in 1977 1971 than a year ago During the third quarter of 1977 1971 the districts district's gross taxable sales were up by almost 12 percent from Irom a year earlier and tourist room sales were up by 10 percent The number of oC new truck car sales through September 1977 1971 was 5 percent greater than in 1976 Building construction in the district w was s up 30 percent in 1977 1971 A substantial increase of 01 58 percent in residential housing valuation more than offset the percent decrease in nonresidential building to account for Cor the increase Production of crude oil and natural gas were both down in 1977 1971 compared to toa toa toa a year ago Crude oil production through November decreased 19 percent and natural gas production was down nearly 6 percent These decreases in crude oil and natural gas production are reflected in the decreased employment levels in mining The mining industry had a 14 percent decrease in jobs jobs in January 1978 compared to January 1977 1971 Overall nonagricultural employment employment employment em em- in January 1978 was 04 percent ahead of last year Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing turing construction transportation trade services and government all increased in employment while mining and finance decreased d in employment The unemployment rate in January 1978 was 42 percent an improvement from the 46 percent rate in January 1977 Duchesne County The civilian labor force expanded at nearly the same rate as the total employed employed employed em em- and the number of unemployed which kept the January unemployment rate quite stable compared with a year ago In January 1978 the unemployment rate was 49 percent not much change from the 51 percent rate in January 1977 I f e employment in J January 1978 was up up almost 20 percent over over the same period a year ago Increases in manufacturing construction trade services and government more than offset decreases in mining transportation transportation transportation tran tran- and finance to account for forthe forthe forthe the overall increase During the first 9 months of 1977 1971 increased sales of new new cars cars barely offset losses in sales of trucks new-trucks to produce a 2 percent gain in the number of vehicles sold in 1977 compared to 1976 Residential and nonresidential building construction was lower in 1977 1971 than in 1976 Total construction valuation was over 25 percent less than it was in 1976 Through November of 1977 production of crude oil declined by almost 23 percent and natural production dropped by percent from the same period of 1976 During third quarter 1977 1971 gross taxable sales were down percent and tourist room sales were down 9 percent from 1976 Daggett County The unemployment rate in Daggett County was 20 percent in January 1978 which was a substantial drop from the 73 percent in January 1977 1971 This decrease in the unemployment rate was due to a decrease in the civilian labor force coupled with a decline in the number of unemployed Both total employment and employment declined in January 1978 from January 1977 1971 employment dropped almost 5 percent with only trade showing an increase in employment Tourist room sales and new car and truck sales were both lower in 1977 1971 than thanIn thanIn thanin In 1976 Also valuation of building construction In 1977 1971 was over 81 percent below building construction valuation in 1976 1176 Some indicators of economic activity in Daggett County were positive In the latter part of the year Gross taxable sales in third quarter 1977 were over 50 percent higher than the same period a year ago All AU three components of unemployment insurance activity displayed considerable declines In 1977 1971 compared to 1976 Natural gas production in the period January through November of 1977 1971 was up percent over the corresponding period a year ago Uintah County The economy in Uintah County showed improvement in fourth quarter 1977 from 1976 An indicator of this improvement could be found in year ending figures for job market ac ac- ac- ac Job openings in 1977 1971 increased by percent over 1976 while job place placements were percent ahead of placements made a year ago Three of the critical statistics for unemployment insurance in 1977 1971 experienced experienced experienced ex ex- ex- ex substantial declines from 1976 Initial claims filed in 1977 were one-half one the number filed in 1976 total weeks claimed and total benefits paid also displayed large percentage decreases from a year ago During the third quarter of 1977 1971 gross taxable sales in the county were up 31 percent from the previous year Tourist room sales for the period July through December 1977 showed an increase of almost 18 percent from the comparable period a year ago truck New-car-and-truck sales through September 1977 1971 were 8 percent higher than for the same period in 1976 1176 The largest percentage increase came from foreign car sales which more than doubled the number of If foreign cars sold in the county in 1976 The level of building construction in 1977 increased greatly from 1976 1176 Total construction valuation was over twice the valuation of construction in 1976 Both residential and nonresidential construction contributed to this in In- In crease employment in January 1978 was down slightly from January 1977 Most of this decrease in employment employment employment em em- was attributable to job declines in the mining industry Even through employment was down total employment in January 1978 was 4 percent ahead of oC last years year's corresponding figure Total employment increased while the number of unemployed decreased which caused the unemployment rate to drop from 42 percent in January 1977 1971 to 37 percent in 10 January 1978 |
