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Show )0 Tlmes-lndepende- Thursday, March 10,1988 nt, Unemployment in S.E. Utah ,, v v s $ dropped during last quarter dated based on the new Census Bureau population estimates for the The fourth quarter 1987 unemployment rate in the Southeastern District averaged 8.8 percent This was a marked improvement from the 10.0 percent the district experienced during the fourth quarter 1986 according to the Utah Department of Southeastern District for 1986. Lower employment figures may also be an indication of not only slow economic growth in the area, but also of out migration. Other economic indicators show that construction activity is below last year's level, and gross taxable sales are running about 13 percent behind last year. Tourist room rents, however, are running at an all time high. Employment Security. Although the drop in unemployment is good news, the reasons for the decline are not Once again the district witnessed a shrinking labor force. The number of unemployed people dropped by over 300 from fourth Service Sector The Southeastern District quarter 1986. j Similar to last quarter, the number of new unemployment insurance nonagricultural job totals inched upward to 15,999. This represented a net gain of 66 jobs over fourth quarter 1986. The fastest growth sector was services which added 125 new jobs. Tourism played a vital part in the services growth in the district, with the majority of the jobs gained in hotelmotel and recreational ser- - applicants slipped from last year, suggesting that the drop in the unemployment figures may be due to discouraged workers not returning to work. Another possibility is that people continue to leave the area, ibis last assumption may be vali vices. The second best sector gain came in government with 56 new jobs. All of these gains were in local government, primarily education related. The industry to show the decline was mining largest with a net loss of 107 jobs. The majority of those losses were in the coal fields of Emery County. Grand County had the honor of having the district's best percentage gain in nonfarm jobs with a 3.2 gain. Local govpercent ernment had the biggest gain with 34 jobs, the majority coming in general government services. The next largest' gain came in services which added 25 new jobs. Again, those increases, like in the rest of d the district, were in businesses with hotelmotel and recreational services leading the way. Carbon County employment figures remained at the same level as fourth quarter 1986; a net increase of only 8 jobs was made over a year ago. However, this reversed the trend which has seen total nonagricultural jobs for the past two quarters fall o levels. No single inbelow dustry made huge employment gains over last year, however, mining did record a net gain of 47 jobs. This was good news considering that for the last few quarters mining employment has declined from the year previous. Hopefully, this reflects the bottoming out of coal production and a stabilizing of the workforce. Services came in second place with a net gain of 38 jobs, a third of those jobs being produced in hotelmotel year-ov- er year-ov- er tourist-relate- year-ag- fiEESig) Members of the Utah Small Cities, Inc. board introduce $1,000 Reward 'Program. Shown are Craig Davis, Alan Fawcett, Ralph Starr, John Williams, Glen Greenhalgh, Less Prall. Other board members are William 1Howell, Wes Curtis, Jerry Conley, Ton Nordstrom, and Armoir Deuel. rural Utah $1000 award is offered An award of $1,000 will be given to anyone in Utah who provides Utah Small Cities, Inc. with a lead that results in a company relocating to rural Utah employing at least 25 people. "Its time for rural Utah to stand up and make things happen," says John Williams, chairman of Utah Small Cities, Inc. and executive diAssociarector of the Five-Coun- ty tion of Governments. By offering cash incentives, members of Utah Small Cities, Inc. feel they are accomplishing three things. First, it provides a low risk means of obtaining quality business leads. Second, it involves Utah's residents and past residents in the economic development process. Finely, it sends a message that rural Utah is ready to make things happen. A " We all have friends and relatives kho would like to come home to Utah," says Williams. "There are paple who have left rural areas that jay want to expand their company lck into the area, and people who jprk for companies that might be , aware of expansion plans. Utah Small Cities, Inc. simply wants to reward those who identify people who are in a position to bring a company home with them." Utah Small Cities, Inc., a nonprofit marketing organization involving all regions of rural Utah and the state's Rural Marketing Program, recently announced their new theme to be used in efforts to attract new industry to rural Utah. The $1,000 incentive is only part of the new marketing campaign entitled "Ripe and Ready using a ripe, red apple as its logo. "Rural Utah is ripe and ready for business," says Williams. "We have an educated productive labor force, a strategic location in the Western marketplace, and inexpensive quality sites with lower operating costs for any business." Anyone interested in earning their $1,000 reward should call Ed Meyer write to Utah Small at Cities, Inc., 6150 State Office Building, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 or contact their local Utah 538-304- 2, Small Cities, Inc. representative. BMP! Utahs 1000 Target Small Cities for new business. We have a scenic state, but in addition to that we have a very attractive business climate. Companies can save up to , 64 in operating costs in Utah Small Cities. It you have a company, or know of a company that would like to relocate to a Small City in Utah, let us know. If the company relocates here, we'll give you a services. Other service gains came in business and membership organizations. Finally, construction, affected by the weather, ended up with fewer jobs than a year ago. The total job loss was 71 positions. Emery County, after experiencing a huge percentage gain in nonagri- cultural jobs last quarter, ended fourth quarter 1987 off 1.8 percent from fourth quarter 1986. In other words, total nonagricultural jobs fell a net 66 positions. In reviewing the figures for this quarter, it can be seen that the culprit was mining with a loss of 107 positions. The loss in mining jobs clouded other sectors levels. which maintained year-ag- o .The greatest job gains came in ser- vices (22) and contract construction (21). As in Carbon County, the greatest services gain came in hotelmotel services. In construction, general contracting (residential and nonresidential) recorded most of the 8 oz. Reg. or Extra Creamy oz. Asst. Layer 18-1- 4 Betty Crocker Calie Mixes save 26 1 00 Cool Whip Topping 79$ W Save $1 Pint $3.69 California Strawberries 1 Vernal Honey 99$ tt Hi- - -o .- n Campbell's Tomato Soup gains. San Juan County had the second best performance in the district with a net gain of 62 jobs, or a 2.1 per- cent growth. The leader in job growth was services with 39 new jobs. Those jobs came in the tourist related areas of hotelmotel and recreation services. The other large gain in the county came in manufacturing with a net gain of 26 jobs. Apparel manufacturing was the leader in this sector. The only major year over loss of jobs came in mining, particularly uranium mining. This sector lost a new 28 jobs over fourth quarter 1986. Remodeling Construction . Southeastern District construction, fa-- fourth quarter 1987, was off 11.6 percent from fourth quarter 1986. This was the result of the continued weak new nonresidential construction which has plagued half of the district throughout the year. New home construction was off only one unit from fourth quarter 1986. The greatest growth came in with a 50 percent increase in activity over fourth quarter 1986. Grand County reported construction activity in an Emery Countylike manner. Grand County had one new home started in Moab, bringing the total for the year to four. In addition, the county also reported several minor construction projects-garag- es, carports and the like. The only other activity was $63,400 worth of additionsalterationsrepairs. Carbon County had six new homes started during fourth quarter 1987. Those new homes were located in Helper (2), and the unincorporated county (4). During the year a total of 31 new homes were constructed, up 40.9 percent over 1986. increase came The largest year-ovin new nonresidential construction ($4.0 million), a 300 percent year over gain. However, 99.9 percent of all the new nonresidential construction took place prior to fourth quarter with only a smattering of small buildings being constructed during the quarter. The percentage increase in additionsalterationsrepairs looked er a Cy 0. Sim Zip 1Nt Si 00 reward is lulitKt to criteria as me. will These USC. criteria be establish) by provided upon request uoooDODaaaaai UTAH SMALL CITIES, INC. 6150 State Office Building, Salt Lake City. Utah 84114 laaaaaaad very impressive. The $179,000 worth of work was up 149 percent over last year. 5 lb. can Wb Qmafb 5krn OcqpCftTKfmTf Qqgseo C&OKHa |
