Show IVery Very Good Second Best Year Forecast for fog Business in 1963 The prospect of a very good second best year for busi- busi business business ness in 1963 was forecast Monday by Barclay Gardner Gardner manager of the Vernal office of Utah State Employment Service AS A BASIS for this state state- statement statement ment Mr Gardner said that the outlook for the remainder er of the year is for rising employment It is significant to note lie said that in spite of the fact that employment is s down from last year it is up from 1961 thus making the sec end ond best year This prospect is further I brightened by the fact that t I tI 57 of businesses respond respond- lug to a qU expect ling 1963 to be as good or better than than 1962 I totals MAY EMPLOYMENT to- to toI about jobs in the I three county area of Uintah I Duchesne Uintah and Daggett Uin Uin- tah has Jobs Duchesne 2 2500 0 and Daggett 80 These totals represent a drop of about 5 from last year but an increase of about 5 over 1961 The largest year drop in employment has has oc- oc occurred occurred in Daggett County white while employment in Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne chesne County has increased I slightly Mr Gardner said THREE COUNTY area em by industry is ag- ag agricultural 2300 government 1300 mining including oil 1100 trade self employ ment construction service transportation manufacturing and finance insurance and deal lieal estate 90 Mr Gardner reported that persons are unemployed at the present time thinks with drawing unemployment com com- compensation compensation Unemployment is higher at this time than it was last year but has dropped substantially sub sub- substantially from the February revel bevel Business as reported by a selected forthe group of firms finns for the first quarter of 1963 compared com com- compared pared with the first quarter of 1962 shows a drop of IN SPITE of the overall drop Mr Gardner pointed I out 30 of the reporting firms showed a business in- in increase increase crease questioned Firms also were question question- questioned ed about the business outlook for the year ahead Out of those responding 41 felt that business will be down from last year 16 felt that business will be the same as last lasi year and 41 felt that business will be better Mr Gardner reported that 2 did not offer to s eul- eul speculate eulate ate Postal receipts showed a substantial increase from last year but most of cf the increase came from the post post- postal al rate hike that went into effect in January HOWEVER SOME of the increase may also be from larger postal volume Mr Gardner said |