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Show 2A Sun Advocate Price. Utah Thursday May 25, 2000 Issue alert: (Continued from page jove daud tfana t4wtyone,w& Mowed Mtuxity 'tftfitayctandyavei&acnct0u&ya&ieuiauc& Yotetyexeudatd, faSut, yjaeufidtO) ' C l$C$Q,V ntrr . . .'OljXiiX WTZ. sO O Jl StA IVtMAViMi am concerned that they will Ignore traffic laws and speed limits. I am concerned that students will neglect to use their occupant restraints. I am concerned because, under these circumstances, a vehicle turns Into a dangerous ' weapon, pointed out theUHP official. In a motor vehicle crash or sudden stop, a passengers body weight Is multiplied by the speed of the car. A 80 pound child passen; ger In an impact at 40 miles per hour will strike the Interior car surfaces, or objects outside the vehicle with the force of a 1,200 pound object. We do not want to investigate accidents. Wb do not want to Investigate fatalities. We want to spend our weekend assisting motorists who have flat tires or have run out of gas, concluded the Utah Highway Patrol official. c $185 of? QuitWy Idatcr tdorl ''- I For Only llurryW. summit to Monllccllo, have doubled from the same time period last year. The area In question has already been the site of 15 fatal traffic accidents. In addition to crowded holiday highways, high school graduation also poses special concerns to law enforcement officers. "I am concerned that students In their festivity and excitement will consume alcohol and get behind the wheel of a vehicle, Indicated Sgt. Kelley. -- Learn To Diye 1A) For More Information Call . University Mall - Orem Carbon jobless rate exceeds state average: (Continued from page 1A) yeaeover, is practically the same as the 22 percent annual avenge rate for 1999. Between April 1999 and April 2000, Utah's 63,000 employers created about 25,600 net new jobs. The private or . sector generated 2 1 ,200 of the a rate of growth. Similarly government employment Increased by 2.4 percent. Since April 1999, Utahs construction Industry has generated 4,300 new Jobs, a growth rate of 6 2 percent. he mild winter weather In January through March permitted many projects to proceed ahead of schedule, thus maintaining employment levels, and the momentum Is continuing: Construction is by far Utahs most rapidly expanding industry division. In fact, its vitality is nt ns, 2.5-perce- nt amazing, considering the division's employment expansion has entered its 12 th year. During the designated 12-ye- ar period, the state construction and- salaried workforce has tripled in size. Utahs largest Industrial divi- industrys wage - sion, services, contains 28 percent of the Jobs In Utah. But, Its 9,200 net new Jobs since April 1999 comprise 36 percent of Utahs net job creation.. The diverse services division is obviously a primary factor In Utahs economic strength. However, its rate of job creation has slowed from about 5 percent a few months ago to the present 32 per- cent at the The computer services Indus- - mm VI IwlSEmF'uSSIS' il:M mjumxasm 7:00 7:00 I lUSJElLCIOWEJrTCSCfiS5 niAHIATORl Vii t JPV? 21 gM5ragaJ&i irmrmrr " growth 8.4-perc- rata Private education grew by about 1,700 Jobs. On the other end of the scale, personal service samusements and legnlmiscellaneous services have both failed to gain any Jobs in the past 12 months. The consolidated trade division (wholesale plus retail) is Utahs second largest sector, with of the Joba nearly Trade produced 4,900 net new Jobs in the past 12 months, a growth rate of 2.0 percent, which is an Improvement over December 1999s year-ovgrowth of 1.3 percent.. Expansion in retail trade, at 2.1 percent, accounts for 4,100 new jobs. More than one-ha- lf (2,100) of the gain occurred in eatingdrinking places, which number about 3,300 In Utah. By contrast, the states 1,600 food stores added only 100 new Joba Wholesale trades new jobs number 800, a modest expansion. In general terms, employment in the states manufacturing divi- -' sion is recovering from the brief slump It experienced last year. Year-oveemployment growth Is increase 1,400 Jobs, a 1. By comparison. United States' manufacturing tost 0.5 percent of its jobs Utahs lumber, furniture, store, and glass products group added Jobs at a rate of over 5 percent, while firms in the manufacture of transportation equipment, electrical equipment and supplies and fabricated metal products lost a combined 800 jobs. . The general slowing of Utahs economy seems to be retarding the growth of most of the Indus-trie- s in the financcinsuranc real estate division. It achieved a year-ovgain of only 200 Jobs (0.4 percent). The pall cast by anticipated er , . il. . Dancing with the GBG Band. the meal & potatoes. Bring a pot luck salad or dessert to go with It Bank merger has further stifled general employment expansion among depository institutions. r In April, th6 employe ment change for the year-ove- transporta-tioncommunicationaJnib- lic utili- ties division stands at 900 (1.5 percent). The communications industry is responsible for 700 of this gain, a rapid growth. By contrast, minimal expansion or slight losses occurred In the remaining industries. A year-ove-r gain of 300 jobs in Utah's mlningdivision reflects expansion in two of the three main industries. Coal mining lost 100 Jobs, which was offset by metalgain. minings other Concurrently mlningand quarrying expanded by 300 Jobs, a gain. The residual group Is largely comprised of firms involved with oil and gas;; extraction. ; The recent oil price increases;: appear to have stimulated Utahs; expiorationextraction endeav-j-: : ora. Government employers in Utah-- : have 4,400 more positions than a year ago, an increase of 2.4 per- - cent Within federal government, ; Air Fbrce Base has been staff-- ;: Ing up for its new assignments;-- : federal defense Is up by 500 jobs.: But other federal agencies have!; lost 200 jobs despite hundreds of temporary United States Census Bureau workers on the payroll. State government employment;-- ' has grown by 1,500, a increase weighted heavily by new:: : state education jobs. The 2,000 units of local govern- -; ' ment employ more positions than ; the combined totals of state and : federal mpnpp. f More than of the 2,600; new Jobs in local government are related to education. 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