Show Job Service reports jobs unemployment down According to the Uintah Basin District second quarter Employment Newsletter issued by the Utah ment of Employment Security unemployment is r. Ji the During first half of total employment in the Uintah Basin 6 during the ha f of 1978 was per- Unemployment rit in July also ed a decline of percent from year adjusted unemployment rate in the district for July was 4 5 percent red in the trade sector with an increase Job market fint haU improvements l i Both job openings and job placements months of 1978 more than doubled over Unemployment insurance activity was also less in the first half of 1978 than the same period a Initial year claims ii total i weeks i claimed V and total benefits paid were all at least one-third quarter of 1978 showed nearly a percent increase compared to the first quarter of For the same com- tourist room sales ex- a slight drop of almost 5 per- cent- New car and truck sales through May of this year were down percent from year ago Car sales decreased over 21 percent while truck sales last year at this Building construction valuation in the Uintah Basin district for the first half of 1978 was substantially higher than year ago Nonresidential construction h w a rise ta last Residential valuation and of Crude oil production through April of 1978 in the Uintah Basin District was more than percent lower than year ago Natural gas production for the same comparative periods the state's total crude oil output during this Nearly 48 percent of the natural gas production in Utah through April 1978 originated from the Uintah Basin County The labor force and total employment in Uintah County in July 1978 both in- creased approximately percent from July Unemployment in July also rising nearly 10 percent from a year The July 1978 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4 percent compared to per- cent in July Job market activities so far in 1978 reflect some improvements made since last Job openings through June 1978 increased almost 85 percent com- pared to Job placements were more than double what they were a year Initial claims filed during the first six months of 1978 for ment insurance declined by over 38 per- cent compared to the first six months of Total weeks claimed and total benefits paid also showed decreases in 1978 to approximately one-half their 1977 ToUl weeks claimed fell percent while total benefits paid decreased Commercial activity in Uintah Coun- ty as measured by gross taxable sales and tourist room sales was higher in early 1978 than in During the first quarter of gross taxable sales in- creased percent and tourist room sales rose 26 percent compared to first New car end truck sales through May of this year were percent from the same period a year Car sales showed a decline of almost 23 per- cert while truck sales decreased nearly percent from last Building construction In the county has experienced an increase this Total valuation through June 1970 was up Both non- residential valuation valuation contributed to the The number of new units authorized for construction was also at notably higher levels this year than 1978 was down percent from a year of natural in the Increased per- The labor force and total employment in Daggett County in July 1978 both in- approximately percent from a year The number of unemployed stayed the leaving the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July 1978 at Nonagricultural far this year is less than it was a year Through June Initial claims decreased and total were 42 percent below that of a year r compared to first quarter Tourist for the same rati ve periods were up 46 per- New car and truck sales during the the first six months of the number of new dwelling units in County had decreased 25 per- cent from a year residential construction valuation displayed a drop percent through June of 1978 compared to con- valuation in 1978 was over ti valuation displayed a 6 6 per- cent increase through June 1978 cm- pared to a year m u lui P w was up 5 percent and natural pro- ro Kt above The number of people employed in Duchesne County in July was This figure was percent greater than at the same lime last For the same the number of unemployed was compared to in July This increase in employ- ment and decrease in unemployment has resulted in a seasonally adjusted fiSi compared to percent a in unemployment this year in Duchesne County is reflected by the decline in unemployment Initial claims filed through June 8 decreased 28 2 nt com- to f e f me W ToUl and total benefits ed over three times as many people in jobs this year than in the same period last ihk r. iM th in T OP i f Toural sate f the same comparative periods dropped per- c Car sales through May experienced a 22 percent decrease over a year ago and Combined car-and-truck sales were nearly 19 percent lower through the first five months of 1978 compared to Building construction valuation dur- ing the first half of 1978 was almost 27 percent higher than a year Nonresidential valuation changed very little from last but residential valuation displayed a 46 percent in- crease this Further construction activity in the county should be boosted by various construction projects that were started at the beginning of this Many of these projects which indicates some growth in the county's school tion- e Job Service offices report that water including Central in the county are on Production of crude oil and natural gas through April of 1978 was down 20 and 17 from 1977 |