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Show Employment in Utah is rising State government employment' employ-ment' in Utah has been rising about three times as fast as I population growth during the atic- - i960 decade, according to a re-Uife,'1 re-Uife,'1 port prepared by Utah Founda-J Founda-J r tion, the private research agen- f ' cV- :iJ Between 1960 and 1968, the nj.:'1' number of personnel employed uvk by the State has increased by ! nearly 50. During this same at period, total population growth in Utah has been only 17. Foundation analysts point out that the introduction of new and expanded government services has been an important factor in this rapid rise in state employment. The growing role of the Federal Government also has contributed to the increase. Many state programs now financed fi-nanced in whole or in part by Federal funds have required increased staffing to meet the requirements of Federal laws, rules and regulations. |