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Show ;i. Serials Order Dept. University of Utah SLC,Utah 84112 u4 - 'AMERICANA' SERIALS ORDER DOT, .MWiJl!. Hj i tep mm VOLUME 1, NUMBER 29 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Area Employment Experiences Seasonal Boost EMPLOYMENT The CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE of Area now numthe Salt bers 243,400 persons, a drop of 1,000 from September but persons an increase of 12,400 persons (5.4) from October, 1973. The drop in labor force from last month reflects students returning to college for the most part, although some seasonal leaving of summer jobs and going to other activities is also involved. The growth from last year reflects a continuing growth in population and a larger percentage of the population wanting work. The drop in Labor Force from last month is a little smaller than the fifteen-yea- r average and the growth from last year is somewhat larger than the fifteen-yea- r average. TOTAL INDIVIDUALS EMarea adds PLOYED in the to 232,800 persons, a drop of 500 from September, but an increase of 11,300 persons (5.1) from October, a year ago. The employment drop from September seems to be mostly seasonal as work related only to summer is closed. The job growth from last year is coming from the area's growing economy. The drop from September is a little less than average, while the job growth from 1973 is above the fifteen-yea- r average. TOTAL PAYROLL EMPLOYall jobs including part-tim- e MENT numbers 242,000, the same jobs level as last month but 11,700 jobs (5.1) ahead of last year. The performance in this area, which measures both overall economic growth and growth in the number of persons holding two jobs, is better than the fifteen-yea- r average for month-agand year-agcomparisons. MANUFACTURING employment totals 36,700 jobs, the same level as for September, but up 2,300 jobs (6.6) from October, last year. This industry's job growth is well above the long-teraverage and continues to have a strong stimulating impact upon the local economy. Lake-Tooel- e two-count- y - o o "MINING employment numbers , 6,800 jobs at this time, which is no change from last month but up from a year ago by 400 jobs (6.8). This industry suffered a sharp drop in employment several years ago but now seems, with some new developments, to be in an expansion phase which should last four or five years. CONSTRUCTION employment at 15,100 jobs is off from September by but up from last 200 jobs In This Issue: 2 Legals Probate Court Suits 3 3 4 4 5 Divorces Births Business Telephones Bankruptcies Business Licenses Third District Court Supreme Court Decisions Building Permits Tax Liens Trust Dwds Quit Claim Deeds . . : Wur runty Deeds 5 6 6 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 Linns Murray Power Murray Court . . MnrtgUKCH Bankruptcy Salu Attorney General Opinion Now Corporations Uniform Commercial Code Filings WuliT Surviri' .... 11 11 12 13 14 lfi October by 700 jobs (4.8). The employment drop from last month is a little less than usual, while the increase is above the fifteen-yea- r average. It is surprising that the industry is able to maintain this good an employment level considering the economic problems that seem to be impacting directly upon it. TRANSPORTATION - COMMUNICATIONS - UTILITIES employment stands at 1 7,900 jobs, off 100 from last, month's pace jobs but ahead year's level by 800 jobs (5.0). The drop in employment from September is about normal, while the employment growth from last year is quite a bit above normal. However, inflation and rising costs are beginning to have adverse effects on this industry. TRADE employment totals 63,300 below jobs, a level 300 jobs September but 3,700 joos (6.2) above that of October, 1973. Job performance in this industry continues to be above the fifteen-yea- r average. FINANCE - INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE employment is at the 14,300 ' job level, putting the level 100 below last month but 600 jobs (4.3) above last year. Employment growth in this industry is just slightly above the fifteen-yea- r average. This industry seems to be feeling the effects of both high money costs and disintermedia-tion- . over-the-ye- ar of-la- SERVICE - NONPROFIT - MISCELLANEOUS employment now totals 41,100 jobs, down from last month by 200 jobs but up from last year by 2,300 jobs (5.9). This has been one of the fastest job growth industries in the area but now is slowing in this regard. Job growth in the industry has dropped down to the fifteen-yea- r average. GOVERNMENT employment numbers 46,800 jobs overall, up from last month by 900 jobs (2.0) and up from last year by 900 jobs (2.0). Job stantial-lgrowth in this industry is below the fifteen-yea- r avcige. y Federal Government employment MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1974 Utah Foundation Reports: Utali Teachers Receive Bio Salary Boost This Year Classroom teachers with a bachelor's degree in Utah received a salary schedule increase averaging $776, or 9.22 this year, according to an analysis just completed by Utah Foundation, the private research organization. Among the forty Utah school districts, the average increases ranged from 5.35 in Juab School District to approximately 12 in Carbon and Wayne School Districts. In addition to these general raises, most teachers who are not at the top of the salary scale also receive an annual experience increment averaging $339. Thus, the total average increase for teachers who have not reached the top step amounted to $1,115, or 13.25Z this year. The average beginning salary paid to a teacher with a bachelor's degree in Utah this year is $7,253, with a maximum of $10,888 reached after eleven years of service, Additional amoifnts are provided for teachers with added academic training. Teachers in Utah with a master's degree, for example, receive an average beginning salary of $7,939 and an average maximum of $12,244. These salary amounts are for approximately 180 to 185 teaching days or nine months of service. According to the Foundation study, a teacher who started a teaching career in Utah during 1969 would have received an average beginning, salary of $5,798. The average salary for this same teacher in 1974 after of teaching experience is $8,821, or an increase of $3,023 during the period. five-yea- rs In addition, the State began paying the teacher's share of retirement costs in 1972, which added another $419 to the pay of this teacher. Thus, the total effective salary increase in the period is $3,442, or 59.4. This is equal to an average increase of 9.8 per year take-hom- e 1969-197- 4 compounded annually. totals 11,300 jobs, down 100 from September and about the same level as last October. State employment is 17,200 jobs, 800 (4.9) more than last month and 400 jobs (2.3) more than last year. Local Government employment at 18,300 jobs is 200 jobs (1.1) above September and 500 jobs (2.6) above the level of last year. UNEMPLOYMENT The number of persons counted as . now numbers 10,600 unemployed fewer which is 500 persons, than the September level but 1,000 persons (10.8) more than at this time last year. The drop in the level of See Details Page 7unemployment from last month was the on based not as great as expected long-teraverage. The increase from last year, in the number of persons' unemployed, was much greater than the average. A growing population needing an ever larger number of new The requests for Absentee Ballots jobs is the reason for the rising level in unemployment. are coming in quite rapidly in the OUTLOOK Clerk's Office. At the present time, we As things now stand, this is the have over one thousand, and will remost difficult part of this report. There ceive many more before Election Day. is almost as much unknown about We will be sending out these Absentee what lies ahead for the economy as Ballots on Monday, October 21st. there is that is known. It seems pretty Also, beginning Monday, October safe to say, however, that certain 21st, those who are in Salt Lake forces already at work will continue. County and will be away on Election The population of the area will conDay, Tuesday, November 5th, may tinue to grow. The high level of new come into our office and vote before job growth in this area will also conleaving. tinue although seasonal factors will This Absentee voting will continue cause it to slow into winter. For the each work day, from Monday, October short term, the job situation looks 21st until 5 p.m. on Monday, November 4th. good. Supreme Court Decisions - Absentee Voting Approximately $1,886 of the average salary inreases for teachers over the past five years have come from boosts in salary schedules, $1,137 from annual increments for added teaching experience, and $419 from State payment of employee retirement contributions. Teachers who acquired further academic training during this period might qualify for still added compensation. Despite the impressive salary gains made by Utah teachers during recent years, the Foundation report observes that salary levels in Utah still lag somewhat behind Mountain States averages. When an adjustment is made for the special retirement contribution made by the State, the effective average teacher salary in Utah last year was about 3.1 below the average of the eight Mountain States. the average By comparison, in 1967-6salary paid to classroom teachers in Utah was about 5.0 below the Mountain States average. 8 Mountain Fuel Gas Utility Corporations Down Earnings Up - SALT LAKE CITY Although net its natural gas utility operations has declined steadily this year, Mountain Fuel Supply Company reported Tuesday that its consolidated earnings for the first nine months of 1974 are higher than for the comparable period in 1973 because of substantial improvements in its nonutility oil and subsidiary operations. Consolidated earnings for the first nine months of 1974, including earn- income from Utah Ad Agencies For Excellence - Three Utah organiNEW YORK zations and a Salt Lake City advertising agency were honored for excellence in advertising in the National Advertising Agency Network's 34th annual creative awards competition here. The national awards were chosen from 450 entries submitted from all sections of the United States. Winners were Browning for magae zine and also advertising; the Utah Transit Authority for its newspaper, television, radio and bus card advertising; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints for its radio commercials. Gillham Advertising, Inc. created the advertising for each of the winners. Browning, Utah based manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods, won one award for its national magazine advertising featuring backpack equipment and another award for advertising featuring clothing. The Utah Transit Authority received its award for a total campaign which included newspaper, television, radio, and bus card advertising aimed at increasing bus ridership during the energy shortage. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints received its award for radio commercials which were part of its "Listening is the Beginning of point-of-sal- y point-of-purcha- y Understanding" campaign. public service Gillham senior vice president Lon Richardson, Jr., directed the Browning advertising; Robert F. Rohlfing, senior vice president, was in charge of UTA campaign; and James G. Mott, vice president and creative drector, was copywriter and creative consultant, in conjunction with Bonneville Program Services, for the LDS Church campaign. y ings of utility operations and oil and subsidiary operations, non-utilit- were $6,991,104 compared with $5,657,648 for the same period in 1973. Utility earnings alone in the first nine months of 1974 declined over $4Vi million dollars, or about 75, when compared with utility earnings for the same period in 1973. Decline in utility earnings is due to failure to recover cost increases, primarily in purchased gas, as rapidly as these increases affect the Company, said B. Z. Kastler, Company president. The Company is studying ways of overcoming this problem. After payment of preferred dividends, net income per share ofcommon stock was $2.54 for the first nine months of 1974 compared with $2.01 for the same period of 1973, and for the 12 months ended September 30, 1974, was $4.28 per common share compared with $3.59 for the same period ended September 30, 1973. Earnings for the 12 months ended September 30, 1974, amounted to $11,580,436 compared with $9,850,735 for the same period ended September . 30, 1973. Mr. Kastler said the decline in natural gas utility earnings had been offset by earnings from the Company's nonutility oil operations which showed considerable improvement because of higher oil prices and increased production, and by earnings from the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Entrada Industries, Inc., which also showed marked improvement. Sound-- ! On Utah Land-Us- e Act Available For Public Use A te sound-slid- e presenta- tion on the proposed Utah Land-UsAct (which will be on the ballot November 5) has been prepared for public use by the University of Utah Bureau of Community Development. "The show explains both sides of the land use controversy and deals with the 11 sections of the proposed legislation on an individual basis," says Richard P. Lindsay, director of the bureau. Churches, clubs, and other organizations may arrange for special showings of the slide presentation by telephoning the bureau, e 581-649- 3. i |