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Show AP Outlook: Syria issues inside Those who volunteered to issues warning to U.S.; Reagan accuses Soviets; U.S. economy gauge rises. bag sand and aid flood efforts are lauded in a Chronicle editorial. Page 7 page 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1,1983 : .y., tinues. .:, , 4 iW C-- r;Wh- ' :. is J if yJlw . 9 )& - 10 " f S3 xjf. Utah Jobs will .mairk 0fe Dim jS. Cm -- -- - capsuled Chronicle's sports' review con- VOL. 92 NO. i. Higher unemployment will characterize the national and local economy over die next several years but may not necessarily dampen job prospects, according to a nationally recognized labor economist at the University. Professor Thayne Robson, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University, said in an interview that job growth in Utah will be lower in the 1980s than the previous decade. He cited several reasons. First is national economic policy. "We traded inflation for unemployment. Consequently, job growth will be lower during the next few years." Second, job growth in the Rocky Mountain region far exceeded the national average during the 1970s and simply will not maintain that pace during die 1980s. Third Utah's expected energy boom did not materialize. Job prospects in synfuels and coal mining will not raeei pasLl . . ; yv;- - . expectations, he said,. Despite the gloomy statistics, Robson sees room for optimism. Four major areas in Utah's economy should provide significant opportunities in the early 1980s,' he said. employment ' Defense is big industry in Utah, and rising levels of defense expenditures mean defense contractors will expand jobs at all of these jobs will be levels. Although roughly two-thir- championship Page THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Loweir growth Ute gymnasts' NCAA is as the ds benchwork occupations (technicians, assemblers etc.), employment prospects for electrical and chemical engineers should be good. In fact, some local engineering firms now are complaining they have "real concerns about not recruiting enough local engineers and having to go out of state to find Chronicle photo by Mike Johnson Flood waters kept flowing Tuesday as this Memory Gove fire hydrant was overwhelmed by the overflow of traffic and clog downtown Salt Lake streets. City Creek Flooding continued to snarl rush-hour them," Robson said. Jobs in health care are growing at 4 to 5 percent annually and should be another area of continued high growth. Robson said doctors, nurses, lab technicians, data processors and computer programmers will be in demand. "With hospitals becoming increasingly mechanized, even maintenance people will need some technical training." .... A third area, one which Robson said seems to be entering every industry, is information processing. "Computer literacy should be added to basic educational requirements," Robson said, He added that at some point in the future he thinks high-scho- ol graduates will be familiar with computers and that information processing training may be required of every college student regardless of major. He said a mushrooming software industry should mean nearly limitless opportunities in computer v .programming.'' '" .t;'K;'-t:.;-1 there seems "But at the moment tobea question about who UmoffliitoiFS RedBMe Creek, Joirdami RSveir foirirasSmig water The University was spared Salt Lake City's water problems Tuesday, but the University's General Services Division is monitoring Red Butte Creek for mudslides and rising water, and the Jordan River in case it overflows its department or the individual departments using computers for r; their specific purposes? With record snows in the Wasatch mountains this year it's not '. surprising that recreation and tourism in Utah are growing faster j than in the rest of the Rocky Mountain region. While most jobs in this industry are seasonal and have little career attractiveness, professional jobs in resort and hotel management and related should experience steady : industries such as transportation ' Robson. .:', :'"": growth, according to thinks will experience which few he The professor listed a jobs few years. These include higher than aveie growth for the next electrical and chemical engineers, health science workers, computer programmers, systems analysts, accountants, business managers and elementary school teachers. (In Utah twice as many children enter grade school as graduate from it each year.) . . 'rZl"". . "However, students can find jobs in low-grow- th occupations," Robson said. Replacement needs' for retiring workers and other quitting their jobs means employment opportunities always exist. The professor said he thinks students armed with a degree and determination should find work in their chosen field if they search diligently. A good thing about the U.S. labor market, according to Robson is that skills are transferable. "Social science and humanities students can successfully transfer into, the labor they are bringing market, but they must convince the employer ' ' ' ikilU with them," ; Robson is reluctant to tell students to confine their academic interests too narrowly for job opportunities and hopes they're too smart to let others shape their lives for the. But he admits to some .' F1" Brian Nielson, manager of the division, said the University's maintenance department is preparing to the computer science should teach computer classes F'. banks. - ; . evacuate the Northwest Municipal Center, located at the northwest end of the State Fairgrounds. Salt Lake Gty, Salt Lake County and the University jointly operate the center. The University has office, medical, dental equipment and files there. If the Jordan River overflows its banks, which officials expect sometime this week, the University will have to remove all its property and find storage space on campus. Also, the University has property at the Stoker School in Bountiful, which was damaged when a dike holding back Mill Creek overflow burst. Nielson said University employees sandbagged areas around the school to prevent further flooding, but the basement was already full of water. Stoker School belongs to the Davis County School District but is used by the Division of Continuing Education. Nielson said he had no idea of the cost to the University. The biggest worry is Red Butte Creek, which has already Overflowed. Currently, Fort Douglas is tied in with the University's water system because of contamination of its water supply, a reservoir up Red Butte Creek Canyon. The creek runs behind the Medical Center and through Research Park. There have been several small mudslides, on-camp- us ' continued page four City Creek Canyon. Bonneville Boulevard from the State Capitol to the mouth of City Creek Canyon. ' North Temple between 600 West and the Jordan River, including all cross streets. ' 300 South from 500 East to the Jordan River, including all cross streets. Mill Creek Canyon Road. Emigration Canyon Road. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road. 900 East between 3300 and 3900 South Streets. Canyon cove Mobile Home Park, Murray. Wasatch Boulevard at 7200 South. Students commuting from Davis County should avoid any route taking them through downtown. Alternative routes include the 600 South exit of Interstte 15 or the 700 East exit - of Interstate 80. Road closure information 0. Highway Patrol at is available from the Utah 965-400- Org. U.S. Postage Paid Non-Prof- it Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT 1 ' none of which have cut off the stream's flow. Nielson said a big slide would create a dam and back water up onto the campus. Personnel are checking the creek twice a day for mudslides or rising water. Even with these precautionary measures, the creek could overflow at anytime, Nielson said. Roads closed or washed out include: State Street between North Temple and 400 South Streets. 400 South between State and Main streets. Main Street between 300 and 500 South streets. , V..' f.j; v . |
