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Show y UINTAH BASIN STANDARD Don't Know Fallout From 9-11- h -01 Unemployment rate increases in Duchesne County area ByAldonRachele Utahi employment and unem- - o iw me nionui of ehould not be effected by the economic repercussions of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Employment and unemployment statistics are sampled fbrtheweekcontainingthe 12 ofthe month (September 12 in this case). Despite this week being seriously disrupted by these horrible events, the employment situation of Utahns would not yet have changed as a result The indicators for October and j eptember subsequent months will re fleet these economic impacts. Even still, Duchesne County did experience an increase in unemployment byjumping fhm 4.8 in August to 6.1 last month. In July Duchesne County was 6. 2 and 5.8 one year ago. The rest of the local area is: Uintah County, 4.6, September, 3.8, August; 4.3, July; 5.2, September 2000; Daggett County, 3.4, September, 4.0, August; 4 A, July; 2.9, one year ago; Uintah Basin, 5.0, September, 4.1, August; 4.6, July; 5.3, one year ago. Manager of the local Department of Workforce Services employment Center, Toni Ansel, gave a few rea- - DMV reduces fee for registration renewals More than 100,000 Utahcar, truck, vehicle motorcycle, boat and d owners have renewed their registrations on line, creating enough volume to lower the Internet convenience fee, the Division of Motor Vehicles said today. The DMV said that beginning Monday, Oct. 15, the fee wifi be reduced from 4 to $3.50 for e renewals at www.utah.gov, and at participating Renewal Express inspection stations. In addition, snowmobile Internet registration renewals which come due in October are available for the first time. The decision to reduce the convenience fee was made after an expense analysis of Renewal Express' first yearofoperation, DMV spokesperson off-roa- on-lin- on-li- ne Janice Perry liully said. As with any volume went business, as our e up, the cost per transaction went down. However, the October and November motor vehicle renewal packets were printed before the decision was made to reduce the fee, so they will refer to the $4 Renewal Expresa on-lin- fee. Gully noted that following the analysis, DMV decided to lower the fee immediately, rather than wuit until December, when the packets would accurately reflect the reduced fee. Since the on-liservice was introduced in Sept. 2000, 103,511 Utahns have renewed using the Internet most during the "crunch time" to avoid standing in line at the DMV. year-en- d U.S. life expectancy hits record 76.9 Life expectancy in the United e States has climbed to an high of nearly 77 years, while infant mortality has dropped to the lowest level on record, the government reported Wednesday. A government study ofdeath certificates nationwide put UB. life expectancy at 76.9 years for someone bom in 2000, up from 76.7 in 1999, the National Center for Health Statistics said. Infant mortality dropped last year to 6.9 death for every 1 ,000 live births, down from 7.1. Death rates fell for the nations feadingera, indudipg heajt djs: all-tim- wm, fljnry,widitrQke. . . , - . Life expectancy has been rising steadily for years. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson credited MM r m-yw- Jka advances in fighting disease, and urged Americans to eat right and exercise regularly to stay healthy. But even as life expectancy creeps up, surveys continually show Americans getting less active and more obese, putting them at risk for heart disease and diabetes, among other illnesses. Also, the UB. infant mortality rate is still higher than that of many other developed countries. In Sweden, for example, the rate is roughly three deaths for every 1,000 live births, or 1ms than halfthe US. rate, according to UNICEF. Amongwhites, life expectancy was put at 77.4 compared wit 71 S among blacks. The gender gap for life expectancy also narrowed, but women continue to live considerably longer than men- - ' v .V Ss. ' 4Vi ,i fvy V' - . r. i': ' ; , . - ; '.-i- )' .7 if.:. , 'A K - t - linc 1ft. 2(X)I- - r ; ' - k' s.-- sons for the slight increase in Duchesne County, and she said, "We had a few companies, Sandstar in Roosevelt, a creamery in Altamont, and Deer Creek wilderness youth program in Myton go out ofbusiness. All together close to 30 people lost jobs, which could be a part of the unemployment rate goingup. Things are levelingout a bit. There arent as many job openings as there were during the past spring and summer. One ofthe local employmentcoun-selor- s, Lori Mair added, "We have been having people coming in regularly for what work is available. By Nov. 1 people will be able to go to the "Utah.gov" web page and apply for unemployment online or by phone. There are 90 job listings in Roosevelt as of October 10. Utahs unemployment rate for September climbed to 4.2 percent from the revised August estimate of 3.9 percent. Ken Jensen, Senior Economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) commented, "Utahs unemployment rate has now risen by a foil percentage point thisyear from the very low rate, but it is the highest Utah has seen since 1993. In September, dose to 47,600 Utahns were unemployed, a leap from the 35,300 of a year earlier, when the rate was 3.2 HAVING 1st Ward scouts check out acorn maze in the town FUN-Roose- I. The Rarthlinkcd,M l)X system can save you up to 56 if you now use a propane heating system or up to 35 sav ings if you arc using natural gas. fooling with this system will save you up to 70 3. We are IGSIIlA Accredited Installers. percent Utahs other primary indicator of current labor market conditions, the rate ofincrease in the number of wage and salaried jobs, has fallen sharply since the first of the year. The current growth, over a point slower than January's 2.4percent, reflects Utahs You get an investment in airqualitv and comfort. And we wont make you cat sfained peas. lie either hates strained peas or just year-ov-er m slowest employment expansion since 1987. Employment in Utah's construction industry stopped growing last summer after 1 1 years of often-rapi- d empioymentexpansion. Construction employment in September, at 73,500, is down only 800 jobs from the year-ag- o mark, a loss of 1 . 1 percent. Total employment in mining is at the same level as in September 2000. or more. 2. You get value in heating and cooling. One customer put it this way: Tve never lived in a more comfortable home. nt non-far- These are both very comforting thoughts. So 3 today! give us a quick call at saw the heating bill. And its gonna get worse before it gets 722-262- better. This winter you can expect to pay more than ever to feed your old heating system. PUNK'S Heating Air Conditioning Electrical Spiting ikf Sns it lot own 35 T "Other mining and quarrying Walk a Mile (hugely oil and gas extraction) added 400 jobs. However, due primarily to cutbacks at Kennecott Copper, metal mining has lost 300 positions year-ove- r, and coal mining dropped by 100. The horrible events in New York City and Washington D.C. affects the local area Caster now than in the past network and cable due to television broadcasts with the use of satellites plus The Internet , etc. Back in the 1700 days of George Washington it was several weeks before people across the country knew that the Revo- lutionary War was over and many month laroi any news to arrive from Europe about the French Revolution. Now there ia instant news. "I know of one guy, who had a job interview in Wyoming and waa put on hold. He waa told they would have to wait and see, laid a local employment counselor, TomNordstrom,con-cemin- g the fallout over the terrible events on Sept. 11. "We have to wait until people start flying before things pick up acroea the whole nation." 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