Show Employment Has Seasonal Drop Mining Oil See Job Increases i I r j jT T Tr h II i if hF t it it I tt j I I Jr t 1 PI f i 1 Iff t o I fi t ti Sw h y EXTERIOR of the Red Canyon overlook building presents dramatic wing shape to jive a non non- obstructed view of the deep canyon and rugged cliffs Staff photo rv w w yew W r rs r's i ad Z a aa a TWO YOUNGSTERS get a eye birds view of Red Canyon from the recently completed overlook building This corner hangs over a 2000 ft drop right down to the Green River Staff photo November employment In the I Uintah Duchesne and Daggett county area shows employment at a drop of 20 jobs from fromI I the same period last year and a seasonal decline of about jobs from August 1964 The quarterly report fr o 0 m Vernal Employment Office also indicates that the decline was mostly in time part or summer jobs held by by students who have now returned to school BARCLAY GARDNER em em- employment office manager said that a recent county by count county analysis showed that employ employ- employment employment ment In Uintah and Duchesne counties is actually up from last November but the e d dwork dwork work reductions in Dag get g e t t County have been large enough to produce the trl county net loss The mining including oil in- in industry industry shows the greatest over over- year the employment g a f in n which is being felt in both Uin Uin- Uintah tah and Duchesne counties Mr Gardner disclosed that unemployment In the th r e e counties is beginning its annual rise About persons are cur cur- currently currently unemployed up about from midsummer but do w n slightly from November 1963 he said A NUMBER OF persons who have worked away from the area during the past summer are now returning and this also is having an effect on the th level of unemployment Mr Gardner said Business as reported by a asel sel selected group of firms was down 5 per cent from the third quarter of 1963 This follows the employment level which also is down 5 per cent Area employment by industry shows the following jobs Agriculture 1490 government 1280 self employment 1100 min min- mining ing and oil 1020 trade ser ser- service vice transportation con con- construction construction manufacturing and finance 90 Postal receipts were reported up 5 per cent PERSONAL INCOME in the three county area is estimated at million for 1964 very nearly the 1963 level This fi- fi figure ft gure does not Include business royalties rents and sim sim- similar liar ilar income The major indus indus- industries Industries tries contributing to personal income are agriculture 9 mil mU- lion mining 62 million and government 57 million Mr Gardner said that the outlOOK is for rising unemployment ment m-ent until about March h when it will begin to t decline Meanwhile early winter work prospects are better now than at this time last year he pointed out I |