Show Jobs Jibs in Tourism At Time All High Hig h The tourist connected in in- in industry in Uintah County is at atan atan an time all employment high This is part of the quarterly report from Vernal Employ Employ- Employment ment office released this week by Barclay Gardner manager The tourist industry is the brightest part of the picture as other employment during August is the lowest for three years THE REPORT says that August employment in the three county area is below the high of two years ago and andis andis is also down slightly about 3 from the same time last year Daggett County shows the largest employment loss manly marily in the construction in in- in industry with the completion of Flaming Gorge Dam Most industries have ex ex- ex experienced some job loss or at best are at last years year's level EMPLOYMENT by indus indus- industry industry try for the Uintah-Duchesne- Uintah Daggett counties area is agri culture 2 2050 50 government 1260 self employment 1190 trade 1040 mining sere ser service vice construction manufacturing utilities and finance and Insurance ance 90 Unemployment in the area is about individuals This is a 16 from last Mr Gardner G explained that that an over year drop in both employment and unemployment meat ment during the same period means one of two things Either some people have de de- de decided that they are no longer interested in work and have withdrawn from the work workforce workforce force or some individuals are working in other areas Bothof Both Bothof of these seem to be factors at this time he saId IN THE CASE of those working in other areas some have moved from the area aren but many others are main main- maintaining their families and their homes in this area while working away This work away situation is likely to become more and permanent permanent more a pattern Mr Gardner forecast The outlook for the next three months is for some rise in employment levels the manager predicted In addit- addit Continued on page 5 Jobs Continued from page 1 lon ion It appears that the post construction boom employ employ- employment employment ment decline Is about over and next year an employment increase possibility may be a good he said THE REPORT showed showed that business as reported by a sel- sel selected selected group of firms is down slightly by 5 from the sec sec- second ond quarter of 1963 There were as many firms however who reported sales increases as reported sales decreases Both credit sales aSI as ia a per per- percentage percentage of total sales and credit outstanding on the oth- oth other other er hand were up from the same period last year Figures Figure showed a plus 6 and plus 7 respectively Postal receipts throughout t the area also showed about a 36 inc increase ease the report said |