Show I Utah Near Top In III Proportion of Workers I utah ranks first among the 48 contiguous states and sec and ond among the 50 states of the nation in the proportion of its total population employed by governmental units In addition out oot cf E four On no C every persons employed In work in Utah now Is working for some unit of government These were among the major findings of oC a research study In Utah Foundation the private vate nonprofit research THE REPORT points out that there were persons em em- employed by Federal state and local government agencies in Utah last year This total was equal to approximately 8 per cent of the total population and percent of the total num num- num number ber bel of nonagricultural jobs in inthe inthe the state According to the Foundation the total number of age of but was slightly be- be below low the U S av rage of The Foundation study p points out that the profit incentive which tends to guide the staff staff- staffing ing patterns of 01 private business and industry does not exist in inmost inmost most governmental operations AS A substitute for the pro pro- profit fit motive the Foundation sug- sug suggests suggests that consideration be given to an organized systematic tic approach in determining staf- staf staffing staffing fing needs such sueh as the plan suggested by the Utah Little Hoover Commission for person person- personnel nel evaluation This plan would include 1 a study of departmental me- me methods methods and procedures 2 est est- establishment of time requirements for major governmental dures procedures 3 development of cri cd teria for predicting levels of de activity 4 esta esta- esta establishment of staffing requires require meats ments in line with projected levels of activity and 5 in in- in installation of management rE ports to measure and control departmental performance |