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Show i'e 12 - L'INTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 14. 2UUQ Protect your family from carbon monoxide poisoning Duchesne County Unemployment rate increases slightly Have your chimney and flue cleaned professionally. "Make sure that the burner flames onyour furnace and stove burn blue, not yellow-orang- e. Carbon Monoxide ia often called the "Silent Killer because it givea its victims little or no warning of its of 0.4 pereent. This is a By Aldon Rachele Knsion rate Utah's unemployment rate for October 2000 at 3.1 percent is up slightly from September's 3.0, ana Duchesne County has increasedjust a hair from 5.5 in September to 5.6 in October 2000. Duchesne County was 5. 1 in August 2000 and 7.5 syear ago. Uintah County went from 4.8 in September to 4.4 in October 2000 and was 4.5 in August 2000. Uintah County's unemployment was 5.7 in October 1999. The Uintah Basin as a whole decreased from 5.0 in September 2000 to 4.7 in October 2000 and was 6.2 a year ago. Daggett County jumped from 2.5 last month to 3.0 in October, and was 3. la year ago. Ken Jensen, Chief Economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, noted, From December 1999 through October 2000, Utah's unemployment rate has been in the narrow range of 2. 7 through 3.1 percent. Thus, unemployment in Utah remains very low, and the labor market remains tight By comparison, the rate in October 1999 was 3.3 percent. Roughly 34,700 Utahns were unemployed in October 2000, about the same as the 36,300 of ayear earlier. Utah's other primary indicator of current labor market conditions, the year-ove- r rate of increase in the number of nonfarm wage and salaried facturing division's loss of 0.7 percent of its jobs Utah's lumber, furniture, stone, and glass products group added jobs at a rate of 5 percent, and certain other industries made small gains. However, firms in the manufacture of transportation equipment, primary metals, fabricated metal product," and "food and kindred products lost a combined total of 1,100 jobs. The computer services industry expanded employment by 3.000 jobs, a growth rate. Employment in metal mining and "other mining and quarrying" (largely oil and gas exploration), remained Thus, total unchanged vear-ovemining employment fell hy 200 to presence. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that kills approximately 40 Utahns each year. When exposed to, CO inhibits blood's capacity to carry oxygen throughout llie body. Symptoms of CO poisoning are similar to the flu, including headaches, fatigue, nausea and dizziness. In high amounts of CO can be fatal in as little aa 5 minutes. Carbon Monoxide is produced when fuel burns incompletely. Common sources include faulty furnaces and chimneys, car exhaust and fuelburning heaters. Carbon Monoxide poisoning can be easily prevented! installing at least one quality CO detector near the sleeping area on each level of your home. In addition to CO detectors, the Utah Safety Council offers the following safety than the U.S. manu- October-to-Octobe- r. r. 7,800. "Never use your gas range or oven for besting. Never use grills or hibachis your home. "Never operate gas burning heaters or appliances in a closed room. This holiday season let your employees and loved ones know you are concerned about their safety; give Carbon Monoxide detectors as Christmas gills this year. For additional information or to purchase a quality Carbon Monoxide detector, contact the Utah Safety 0 Council at (801) ext. 303 or 3 ext. 303. (800) in-ai- de 262-540- 933-594- tips: Unemployment in San Juan County leaped from 8.8 in September to 9.9 in October 2000 with Carbon County dropping from 7.7 to 7.2. Wasatch County stayed the same at 4.0, and Emery at 7.4. ,W$m Have your furnace and heating system inspected and serviced annually. Never run an automobile in the garage or any other type of enclosed space. FLYING HIGH Duchesne Post 22 of the American Legion proudly displayed 100 new flags last week along main street in Duchesne to mark election djy and Veteran's Day. Classifieds! jobs, was 2.4 percent for October 2000, the same as the revised September figure. For two years, Utah's year-ove- r nonfarm job growth has been remarkably consistent, ranging between 2.3 and 2.9 percent. On the national scene, the United States' jobless rate, at 3.9 for October, is unchanged from its September level. One year ago, the U 5. rate stood at 41 percent. During the past 15 months, the rate has fluctuated by of a point (3.9 to only three-tent4.2). Nonfarm job growth in the U.S., r, at 1.8 percent remains somewhat lower than Utah's job growth pace. Bob Gross, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Workforce Services, commented. "It is gratifying to note that Utahs economic indicators reflect acontinuingvibrant economy which has been sustained for the past eight years." Between October 1999 and October 2000. Utahs 64.000 employers created about 26,000 net new nonfarm jobs. Tbe private sector generated 21,000 of these positions, also a rate of increase. Government employment growth, at 2.5 percent, is virtually the same. Since October 1999, Utah's construction industry has generated 1,900 new jobs, a growth rate of 2.5 percent. This division's growth is only a fraction of its pace 18 months ago; the slowdown hit eary thisyear.Even , constructions employment expansion is in its twelfth year, over which time Use industry's wage and salaried workforce has tripled in size. Utahs manufacturing division is still in the slump it entered last year. 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